Property | Description |
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Parameter type |
String |
Syntax |
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Default value |
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Modifiable |
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Range of values |
Any ASCII string or comma-separated list of string names |
Basic |
No |
Oracle RAC |
Do not set the |
SERVICE_NAMES
specifies one or more names by which clients can connect to the instance. The instance registers its service names with the listener. When a client requests a service, the listener determines which instances offer the requested service and routes the client to the appropriate instance.
You can specify multiple service names to distinguish among different uses of the same database. For example:
SERVICE_NAMES = sales.example.com, widgetsales.example.com
You can also use service names to identify a single service that is available from two different databases through the use of replication.
If you do not qualify the names in this parameter with a domain, Oracle qualifies them with the value of the DB_DOMAIN
parameter. If DB_DOMAIN
is not specified, then no domain will be applied to the non-qualified SERVICE_NAMES
values.
When you specify additional service names with this parameter, the default service name is not overridden. The default service name plus the additional service names specified with this parameter are the service names that clients can use to connect to the database.
See Also:
Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide for more information on this parameter and its settings
Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide for information about services administration in an Oracle RAC environment