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Note the following special terms when using this guide:
A system that runs an Oracle-supported application and connects to the shared database(s) on an Oracle8 Server.
A specially formatted description of the destination for a network connection. Connect descriptors are constructed using a set of keywords and values mapped to service names. For example, an Oracle Tool would use a service name representing a connect descriptor to initiate a TNS connection with an Oracle8 Server. Each connect descriptor is assigned a service name in the network definition and stored in the TNSNAMES.ORA network configuration file, in an Oracle Names database, or in a native naming service.
A single word to identify the service to which to connect. A database alias is also called a service name.
A network of databases stored on multiple computers. This database network appears to the user as a single logical database. Each physical database is controlled by its own local database management system, and it is connected to the remote physical databases through SQL*Net or Net8.
A loopback test is performed on a server. It uses Net8 to go from the server right back to itself. Performing a successful loopback verifies that Net8 works on the server.
An executable program that enables an Oracle8 server to accept connections from client machines over Net8.
Transparent naming software for central storage of network names and addresses in the Names servers database. Oracle Names enables network components to connect easily without regard to specific physical locations or configurations on the network. A complete description of Oracle Names and its configuration file appears in the Oracle Names Administrator's Guide.
A tool that provides on-screen forms the network administrator fills in to define network objects. The product creates the necessary configuration files for use by server and client machines. A complete description of Oracle Network Manager for Windows appears in the Oracle Network Manager Administrator's Guide.
The software component of the Oracle Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) architecture that translates TNS function calls into requests to the underlying network protocol.
The software used to create and maintain the database system, as well as the actual data stored in the database.
The Oracle Database Management System. Oracle8 Server for Windows NT is an Oracle RDBMS.
See Server.
The Oracle client/server communication software that offers transparent operation to Oracle tools or databases over any type of network protocol and operating system.
A host system that runs a multi-user Oracle8 Database Management System (DBMS) and maintains at least one database that can be shared by remote clients. Server refers to the DBMS that is using Net8 and is capable of serving any Oracle client.
A short, convenient name mapped to a network address contained in a TNS connect descriptor. Users need only know the appropriate service name to make a TNS connection.
Structured Query Language-the internationally accepted standard for defining and manipulating relational databases.
Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) is the Oracle networking technology that provides a single application interface to all industry-standard networking protocols.
A TNS-based application uses the common functions of the TNS interface to transmit data across one or more networks. Net8 is a TNS-based application.
A group of TNS-based applications that communicate with one another using a single network protocol. TNS communities are commonly named according to the protocol in use. For example, "TCP/IP community" refers to a discrete network running the TCP/IP protocol.
A TNS connection is an application-level connection between two TNS-based applications.
Address for Names Server(s) hardcoded into the Names Server and related clients. Names Server(s) become available at this well-known address(es), eliminating need for specification of address in configuration files.
