D.3 Setting Up a Remote Connection

This section contains brief instructions on creating an Oracle SID using the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant. See the documentation for your Oracle database or your database administrator for additional help.

  1. Start the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant. This is installed as part of the Oracle client tools.

  2. Select Local Net Service Name Configuration.

  3. Select Add.

  4. Select your Oracle version, then specify the name of the database service. This name should match the SID name displayed in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console.

  5. Select TCP.

  6. Specify the host and port of your Oracle server, then verify your credentials.

    The SID name you just created is provided as the Name parameter when creating an Oracle log channel object.