Connection is taking time

hi all
i am using oracle database 11g Release 2
linux 5
while connecting to database its taking to much time and then throughing error.
SQL> connect sys/nisha123@racdb1 as sysdba
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.plz help me out thanks.

nisha wrote:
hi all
i am using oracle database 11g Release 2
linux 5
while connecting to database its taking to much time and then throughing error.
SQL> connect sys/nisha123@racdb1 as sysdba
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.plz help me out thanks.To connecting database using sqlplus sys/nisha123@racdb1 as sysdba you have to do following operations
1) Start listener and provide registration your instance in this listener.To doing this you can use static or dynamic ways.For example to static registration using NET MANAGER($ORACLE_HOME/bin/./netmgr ) or manually you can create listener.ora file in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory and add below lines
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (GLOBAL_DBNAME = racdb1)
      (ORACLE_HOME =/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1)
      (SID_NAME =racdb1)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <server IP address>)(PORT = 1521))
)After that
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/./lsnrctl stop
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/./lsnrctl start2) Again in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory you need create tnsnames.ora file and add below lines
SBSERVER =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <ip address>)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVICE_NAME = racdb1
) 3) Now you have to create passwordfile for this database if does not exists using orapwd
After that you can connect database.

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