DirectConnect for Oracle worksheet

Use the following worksheet to identify information that you should designate and record prior to installing DirectConnect for Oracle. You are prompted for this information during installation.

Table A-5: DirectConnect for Oracle worksheet

Your installation information

Description

DIRECTORY NAME: DCO-12_6 OCS-12_5

DirectConnect Directory Name:

Record the %SYBASE_ECON% and %SYBASE_OCS% home directory for DirectConnect for Oracle (sets to DCO-12_6 and OCS-12_5).

SERVER NAME:

DirectConnect Server Name:

Name of the DirectConnect server you want to create or update.

PORT NUMBER:

DirectConnect Port Number:

Name of the DirectConnect port number you are using.

DCO ADMIN ACCOUNT NAME:

DCO Admin Account Name:

The name of a valid Oracle account that can be used to administer DirectConnect for Oracle. It is usually the system account name.

ORACLE PASSWORD FOR DCO ADMIN ACCT:

Password for DCO account:

The Oracle password for the DCO administrative account. This password is not written into any configuration file, but appears in the config.log file if the configurator was invoked with the -trace argument. This is not be true if the configuration is done during installation

CONFIRM ORACLE PASSWORD FOR DCO ADMIN ACCT:

Confirm password for DCO account:

The same password as entered for the DCO administrative account.

ORACLE CONNECT STRING:

Oracle connect string:

The entry for the Oracle instance of the tnsnames.ora file.

ENTER LOCATION OF TNSNAMES.ORA FILE:

Location of the tnsnames.ora file:

Full path (including filename) of the existing

tnsnames.ora file – usually located in the network admin directory under the ORACLE_HOME directory. The tnsnames.ora identified must be accessible to this machine. If the file is not available, then it must be copied on to a local drive before configuring DirectConnect for Oracle. DirectConnect copies the existing tnsnames.ora into its directory.

CREATE A WINDOWS SERVICE:

Add a service:

Select whether you are going to create DCO as a service on Windows. Sybase recommends that DirectConnect for Oracle be set up as a service on Windows.

SERVICE NAME:

Service Name:

The name to be used for the Windows service.