OIM 11g Server Configuration Wizard Error - Cannot Connect to Oracle DB

Question

I appreciate any and all suggestions or thoughts on how to best continue troubleshooting this error that I am describing below.
I am attempting to install Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite 11g on a Windows 7 machine…in following the installation guides I have successfully installed the following Oracle Components
- Oracle Database 11.2.0.1.0
- Created Schemas using RCU 11.1.1.3.3
- Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.3.0
- Oracle SOA 11.1.1.2.0
- Oracle SOA 11.1.1.3.0 (Patch Set)
- Oracle IAM SUITE 11.1.1.3.0
Following the above installations, I created a new WebLogic Domain and as the next step am running the OIM Configuration Wizard to configure the OIM Server, however I am unable to setup a connection to the Oracle DB via the OIM Configuration Wizard. I am getting an error message when attempting to setup the connection to the Oracle Database using the OIM 11g Server Configuration Wizard:
ERROR:*
INST:6102 Unable to connect to the database with the given credentials.
*+[DETAILS] Check the values. Make sure the Database is up and running and connect string, user name, and password are correct.+*
INST:6102 Unable to connect to the database with the given credentials.
*+[DETAILS] Check the values. Make sure the Database is up and running and connect string, user name, and password are correct.+*
When installing the Oracle Database 11gR2 I used the following install configuration:
Oracle base: C:\MyApps\Oracle
Software location: C:\MyApps\Oracle\DB_HOME\11.2.0\dbhome_1
Database file location: C:\MyApps\Oracle\DB_HOME\oradata
Database Edition: Personal Edition (3.27 GB)
Character Set: Unicode (AL32UTF8)
Global database name: orcl.dev.com
Administrative Password: Password1
Confirm Password: Password1
When creating my Schemas using RCU 11.1.1.3.3 I used the following Database Connection Details
DB TYPE: Oracle Database
HOST NAME: localhost
PORT: 1521
SERVICE NAME: orcl.dev.com
USERNAME: sys
PASSWORD: Password1
ROLE: SYSDBA
I used a Prefix of “DEV” when creating the schemas so Schema Owners DEV_OIM and DEV_MDS where created. Also, I configured to use the same password for all Schemas: “Password1″. So the password for DEV_OIM and DEV_MDS should be the same, “Password1″.
REPRODUCING THE ERROR
To reproduce the error, when I launch the Oracle Identity Management 11g Configuration Wizard I am first brought to the “Welcome” Screen. I click the [Next>] button.
Next, I am on the “Components to Configure” screen where I select OIM Server and OIM Design Console and click the [Next>] button. (NOTE I have also tested by simply selecting only the OIM Server)
Next, I am on the “Database” screen where I enter the connection information
Connection String: localhost:1521:orcl.dev.com
(NOTE I have also tested using localhost:1521:orcl)
OIM Schema User Name: DEV_OIM
OIM Schema Password: Password1
MDS Schema User Name: DEV_MDS
MDS Schema Password: Password1
When I click the [Next>] button after entering the Database Connection details I encounter the following two errors (1 error for each logon DEV_OIM and DEV_MDS)
INST:6102 Unable to connect to the database with the given credentials.
INST:6102 Unable to connect to the database with the given credentials.
TROUBLESHOOTING
NOTE: I can successfully start the Oracle DB Services and connect via the Enterprise Console, SQL Plus, and JDBCTest Java Client…I just cannot get past this connection error in the OIM Server Configuration Wizard.
JDBCTest.java TEST CLIENT
NOTE: THIS IS THE JAVA TEST CLIENT THAT I AM USING TO TEST DATABASE CONNECTIVITY THRU A SPECIFIED JDBC URL AND DRIVER THAT WORKS SUCCESSFULLY.*
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
public class JDBCTest {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String url = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:orcl";
String driver = "oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver";
String user = "DEV_OIM";
String password = "Password1";
try {
Class.forName(driver);
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);
// Get the MetaData
DatabaseMetaData metaData = conn.getMetaData();
// Get driver information
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("# ***DRIVER INFORMATION***");
System.out.println("#");
System.out.println("# Driver Name = " + metaData.getDriverName());
System.out.println("# Driver Version = " + metaData.getDriverVersion());
System.out.println("#");
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("");
// Get database information
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("# ***DATABASE INFORMATION***");
System.out.println("#");
System.out.println("# Database Product Name = " + metaData.getDatabaseProductName());
System.out.println("# Database Product Version = " + metaData.getDatabaseProductVersion());
System.out.println("#");
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("");
// Get schema information
ResultSet schemas = metaData.getSchemas();
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("# ***SCHEMA INFORMATION***");
System.out.println("#");
System.out.println("# Schemas:");
while (schemas.next()) {
System.out.println("# " + schemas.getString(1));
System.out.println("#########################################");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("");
// Get table information
System.out.println("Tables");
ResultSet tables = metaData.getTables("", "", "", null);
while (tables.next()) {
System.out.println(tables.getString(3));
conn.close();
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
*"lsnrctl status" COMMAND TEST SUCCESSFUL*
When the Listener Service is on I get the following output using lsnrctl status command
C:\> lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on 21-SEP-2010 15:59:43
Copyright (c) 1991, 2010 Oracle. All rights reserved.
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows:Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 21-SEP-2010 14:43:57
Uptime 0 days 1 hr. 15 min. 46 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\MyApps\Oracle\DB_HOME\11.2.0\dbhome_1\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora
Listener Log File c:\myapps\oracle\diag\tnslsnr\\listener\alert\log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary…
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary…
Service “CLRExtProc” has 1 instance(s).
Instance “CLRExtProc”, status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service…
Service “orcl.dev.com” has 1 instance(s).
Instance “orcl”, status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service….
Service “orclXDB.dev.com” has 1 instance(s).
Instance “orcl” status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service…
The command completed successfully

Answer 1

Whenever installing oracle databases, i install the software only first. Then i setup the listener. Then i create a database instance using the dbca tool. This way all the information is added to the pre-existing listener configurations rather than trying to create the listener afterwards. Also, during the dbca database creation, i supply a full service name such as orcl.hostname and use the service name in future configurations where it asked. This usually solves any issues of the listener or database not being found correctly.
-Kevin