Listener Configuration and the listener.ora File
In Oracle RAC environments, Oracle recommends that you let the Oracle Agent manage Oracle listeners for Oracle Databases.
Note:
If you enable GNS, then you do not have to manually configure the listener.
- Local Listener for an Oracle RAC Database
The local listener, or default listener, is located in the Grid home when you have Oracle Grid Infrastructure installed. Thelistener.ora
file is located in theGrid_home
/network/admin
directory. - Remote Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
A remote listener is a listener residing on one computer that redirects connections to a database instance on another computer. For example, SCAN listeners are remote listeners. - Managing Multiple Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
Review to understand how to useSRVCTL
andTNS_ADMIN
to manage listeners - How Oracle Database Uses the Listener File (listener.ora)
Thelistener.ora
file is the configuration file for a listener. It can include the protocol addresses it is accepting connection requests on, a list of the database and other services it is listening for, and control parameters used by the listener.
Parent topic: Oracle Net Services Configuration Files and Parameters