Service_Name and SID

Hi
What is the difference between the Service_Name and the SID and when is it used.
In the Default Listener File we have :
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=PNPKEY)))
Any comments for why/where is it used.
Thanks

Hi,
Serice Name represents the global database name but SID represents instance name. both of them can be used in case of single instance but in RAC envirnoment you will have to specify the SID in case of that you want to login to specific instance of the instances in the RAC envirnoment.
Here is a sample of a RAC tnsnames entry:
SEC.GROUP.LOCAL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ENABLE=BROKEN)
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(LOAD_BALANCE=ON)
(FAILOVER=ON)
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 193.16.1.162)(PORT = 1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 193.16.1.161)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = GRP)
(FAILOVER_MODE=
(TYPE=SELECT)
(METHOD=BASIC)
in the above example Service name (Global database name is used) if you want to be loged on a specific instance change :
1. remove the address cluase of the unneeded instances
2. add (SID=GRPx) cluase where GRPx is the SID of the needed instance.
Regards;

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Rafi (Oracle DBA) wrote:
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If you wanted to have multiple databases specified you could nest more SID_DESC parameters in the SID_LIST. In the same way, if you wanted to listen on diffrent IP addresses you could use multiple DESCRIPTION sections in the DESCRIPTION_LIST. For example:
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For more details check below link from oracle:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B12037_01/network.101/b10776/toc.htm
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Hi Rafi,
Thanks for your reply. Can I configure different version databases in same listener file with different port. For example:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.10.0.130)(PORT = 1521))
(DESCRIPTION =
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Edited by: user7280060 on Jun 15, 2011 2:36 AM
Edited by: user7280060 on Jun 15, 2011 2:37 AM

Service_name or sid?

hi,
in some of our tnsnames.ora we're using service_name, and in some others, we're using sid.
what is the difference and which should be used when?
thanks

This is what Oracle doc(11.2) says for the service.
>
A logical representation of a database, which is the way a database is presented to clients. A database can be presented as multiple services and a service can be implemented as multiple database instances. The service name is a string that is the global database name, that is, a name comprising the database name and domain name, entered during installation or database creation. If you are not sure what the global database name is, then you can obtain it from the value of the SERVICE_NAMES parameter in the initialization parameter file.>
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/network.112/e10835/glossary.htm#NETRF1839
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>
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For Oracle databases earlier than release 8.1, a SID is used to identify the database. The SID is included in the connect descriptor of a tnsnames.ora file and in the definition of the listener in the listener.ora file.>
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/network.112/e10835/glossary.htm#BGBIAEED
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