IV72671: ORACLE DSA CAN NOT CONFIGURE WITH ORACLE ALIAS

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Product: netcool/Impact
  Release 7.1.0
  
  request more details in Impact documentation
   Impact does not support "full oracle client" which is what is
  needed to talk to  Oracle tnsnames.ora or sqlnet.ora   and make
  a connection with Oracle Alias
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All Impact Users                                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * It is not documented fully that Impact does not support the  *
  * full oracle client.                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Impact uses a JDBC driver to establish communications with 3rd
  party databases.
  Impact does not require tnsnames.ora or any other similar file
  to be configured by the
  customer.
  All configuration is done in the Impact Data Model
  UI.(Host/port/SID/username/password etc).
  This needed to be clarified.
  

Problem conclusion

• An entry was added to the trouble-shooting wiki:
  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#
  !/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20Impact/page/Network%20and%20connectivi
  ty%20issues
  stating the following:
  
  Impact uses a JDBC driver to establish communications with 3rd
  party databases.
  Impact does not require tnsnames.ora or any other similar file
  to be configured by the
  customer.
  All configuration is done in the Impact Data Model
  UI.(Host/port/SID/username/password etc).
  This needed to be clarified.
  

Temporary fix

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