Standby Database for Oracle 8.1.7 Std Ed

Question

Hi, I am using Oracle 8.1.7 std ed with W2K Adv Server. Both primary host and remote host using the same version of oracle and OS.
So far both oracle path are identical and the standby folder is same with primary and I don't think I need to add the db_name_convert and log_name_convert into my standby parameter file.
I have make a consistent backup from primary to standby and also create the standby control file from primary. However, I am having the problem on setting up the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora for both primary and standby? Can someone here give me the sample on configure those ora file? Say example
Host Name (Primary) : PRMY
DB_NAME (Primary) : PRMY
SID (Primary) : PRMY
Instance (Primary) : PRMY
Host Name (Primary) : STBY
DB_NAME : PRMY
SID (Primary) : STBY
Instance (Primary) : STBY.
This error message is once i am going to connect the standby database via SQL*Plus using sys/change_on_install@STBY, error ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name displayed. However, I managed to login follow by set oracle_sid=STBY and connect as sysdba.

Answer 1

Hi Albert,
Please find below the ora files for your perusal.
# TNSNAMES.ORA for Primary Database
PRMY =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = PRMY)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = PRMY)
STBY =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = STBY)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = STBY)
============================================================
# LISTENER.ORA for Standby Database
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = STBY)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = STBY)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(SID_NAME = STBY)
==============================================================
# LISTENER.ORA for Primary Database
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = PRMY)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = PRMY)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(SID_NAME = PRMY)
)