Thanks, all for your help. I finally figured out what the deal was. So, the issue was due to the fact that we are using an Oracle RAC which has multiple database servers hitting the same database for redundancy. The issue is that, while for most clients, the service name is the service name, for jdbc, it wants to specify the SID which appears to correspond to the Session ID in the RAC. In our case, the normal service name is A036, and normal clients can use that just fine. However, when jdbc goes and hits the server, it specifies a SID of A036, which the instance in the RAC that it's hitting doesn't expect. It turns out that, where we have two servers in the RAC, the Session IDs for the servers are A0361 and A0362. So, in the end, I had to specify A0361 instead of A036.
In addition, BMC's install guide mentions that the service name and computer name need to be the same in tnsnames.ora. In this case, that is not correct, and cannot be set up that way. The issue is that, while jdbc needs A0361 to be able to connect, the processes that actually do the database updates don't use jdbc and can connect normally using A036. This has the effect that the installer needs one value to check the status of the database, and then the subprocess that updates the database needs another value. To handle that situation, I had to change the tnsnames.ora file so that it was like this: A0361 = (.... (SERVICE_NAME=A036) That way, the Java installer could test the database using A0361, and then when the subprocess came along and tried to connect to A0361, it would get properly directed to A036, which it can use. Thanks again. Lyle NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
