thx MikeOM_DBA...
I found out what the issue was.... I need to install SQLNet on both hosts... I have no idea what it is...
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Can I do this:
ORACLE_HOME=192.168.0.1/or
Why?
oracle 11g is located on tower1
cfg_server is located on tower2
cfg_server is asking to set ORACLE_HOME variable
thx,
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by: MikeOM_DBAPosted on 2009-09-09 at 13:01:26ID: 25294992
Yes you could set it, but it will not work.
Why is cfg_server is asking to set ORACLE_HOME variable? What are you trying to do?
If you need to connect cfg_server to Oracle, install the Oracle client and set the variable to the Oracle Home of the client.