Thanks Fred, tnsnames.ora, db uses ldap to authenticate In the install screen doesnot put "servicename" in the Connection Identifier,but does in ServiceName/SID. Doesnot populate the port which is different from 1521, and hostname.
Another, interesting case - (is this the conflict, can the application not connect to servicename, excluding the SID; because tnsping SID will resolve Currentprod?) Current Remedy_p, has servicename_p = sid_p on port 1521 New Remedy_d, has servicename_d != sid_d not on port 1521, but sid_d=sid_p tnsnames.ora file: EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.company.COM = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = PLSExtProc) (PRESENTATION = RO) ) ) SID.company.COM = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = serverhostname.company.com)(PORT = 1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = servicename) ) ) ____ Looking at the install log, note only installing Arsystem not the ARDC, etc components..(working with each errors, as experienced is prior upgrade) Feb 06 2012 06:02:31.958 PM -0500),SEVERE,com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask, THROWABLE EVENT {Description=[Failed to validate AR DB user exists]}, Throwable=[java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist oracle.jdbc.driver.SQLStateMapping.newSQLException(SQLStateMapping.java:133) oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.newSQLException(DatabaseError.java:115) oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:221) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:467) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:417) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4C8Oall.receive(T4C8Oall.java:1084) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.doOall8(T4CPreparedStatement.java:215) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.executeForDescribe(T4CPreparedStatement.java:1032) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.executeMaybeDescribe(T4CPreparedStatement.java:1139) oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:1471) oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeInternal(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3874) oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3944) oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.java:3613) com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.validateARDBOracleUserExists(ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.java:2337) com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.performValidation(ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.java:171) com.bmc.install.task.ValidationTask.execute(ValidationTask.java:53) com.bmc.install.task.InstallationTask.run(InstallationTask.java:79) java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:799)] ---------------------------------------- Feb 06 2012 06:02:37.995 PM -0500),SEVERE,com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask, THROWABLE EVENT {Description=[Failed to retrieve oracle system file path]}, Throwable=[java.sql.SQLException: Listener refused the connection with the following error: ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor The Connection descriptor used by the client was: serveralias:port:servicename oracle.jdbc.driver.SQLStateMapping.newSQLException(SQLStateMapping.java:119) oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.newSQLException(DatabaseError.java:115) oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:221) oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:648) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:454) oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:493) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:198) oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:29) oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:502) java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:562) java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:186) com.bmc.install.utility.jdbc.impl.OracleDatabaseHelperImpl.getConnection(OracleDatabaseHelperImpl.java:74) com.bmc.install.utility.jdbc.DatabaseHelper.getConnection(DatabaseHelper.java:233) com.bmc.install.utility.jdbc.DatabaseHelper.getConnection(DatabaseHelper.java:196) com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.getOracleSystemFilePath(ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.java:2160) com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.arserver.ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.performValidation(ARServerDBAUserInputValidationTask.java:243) com.bmc.install.task.ValidationTask.execute(ValidationTask.java:53) com.bmc.install.task.InstallationTask.run(InstallationTask.java:79) java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:799)] ----------------------------------------- (Feb 06 2012 06:04:40.165 PM -0500),SEVERE,com.bmc.install.builder.installanywhere.InstallationPanel, THROWABLE EVENT {Description=[ERROR_CREATING_INSTALLATION_PANEL_DELEGATE]}, Throwable=[java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "" java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.java:63) java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:502) java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:531) com.bmc.install.product.arsuitekit.platforms.arsystemservers.midtier.ui.MidTierUpgradeTomcatInstallPanelDelegate.conditionsMet(MidTierUpgradeTomcatInstallPanelDelegate.java:136) com.bmc.install.builder.installanywhere.InstallationPanel.conditionsMet(InstallationPanel.java:1065) com.bmc.install.builder.installanywhere.InstallationPanel.setupUI(InstallationPanel.java:110) com.zerog.ia.installer.AAMgr.a(DashoA10*..) com.zerog.ia.installer.AAMgr.a(DashoA10*..) com.zerog.ia.installer.AAMgrBase.e(DashoA10*..) com.zerog.ia.installer.AAMgrBase.n(DashoA10*..) com.zerog.ia.installer.AAMgr.actionPerformed(DashoA10*..) java.awt.Button.processActionEvent(Button.java:419) java.awt.Button.processEvent(Button.java:387) java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3996) java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3844) java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:545) java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:268) java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:197) java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:191) java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:183) java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:144)] _________________________ (Feb 06 2012 06:28:02.074 PM -0500),CONFIG,com.bmc.install.task.InstallationPropertiesHelper, LOG EVENT {Description=[SET PROPERTY VALIDATION_ERROR_RESULT],Detail=[INVALID_OCI_LIB_PERMISSION[String:ORACLE]]} _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: 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