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Commands and Parameters Not Supported in This Release

This appendix describes features no longer supported by Oracle Net Services.

This appendix contains these topics:

• Overview of Unsupported Features
• Unsupported Parameters
• Unsupported Control Utility Commands

Overview of Unsupported Features

In an effort to streamline configuration decisions for the Internet, the following subsections describe the features and the configuration file that are no longer being supported:

• Identix and SecurID Authentication Methods
• Novell Directory Services (NDS) External Naming and NDS Authentication
• Net8 OPEN
• protocol.ora File
• Prespawned Dedicated Servers
• Protocols

Identix and SecurID Authentication Methods

If you are using Identix or SecurID authentication methods, provided by Oracle Advanced Security, Oracle Corporation recommends migrating to one of the following authentication methods:

• CyberSafe
• RADIUS
• Kerberos
• SSL

  See Also: Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's Guide

Novell Directory Services (NDS) External Naming and NDS Authentication

Support for NDS as an authentication method and as an external naming method is no longer supported. If you are using NDS as an external naming method, Oracle Corporation recommends using directory naming instead.

Net8 OPEN

Net8 OPEN, which provided an application program interface (API) that enabled programmers to develop both database and non-database applications, is no longer supported.

protocol.ora File

The protocol.ora file is no longer supported.

Parameters in the protocol.ora file have been merged into the sqlnet.ora file. These parameters enable you to configure access control to the database, as well as no delays in TCP/IP buffer flushing. These parameters include:

• TCP.EXCLUDED_NODES
• TCP.INVITED_NODES
• TCP.NODELAY
• TCP.VALIDNODE_CHECKING

  See Also: Chapter 6, "Profile Parameters (sqlnet.ora)" for a description of these parameters

If you have a protocol.ora file in the $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory on UNIX, and the ORACLE_HOME\network\admin directory on Windows operating systems, Oracle Net Manager, when first started, automatically merges the protocol.ora parameters into the sqlnet.ora file.

There may be operating system-specific parameters in protocol.ora that are node specific. For this reason, Oracle Corporation recommends not sharing sqlnet.ora with other nodes after merging or adding these parameters.

Prespawned Dedicated Servers

Prespawned dedicated server processes are no longer supported. Instead, configure shared server to improve scalability and system resource usage.

Protocols

Protocol addresses using the SPX or LU6.2 protocol must be replaced. Oracle Net provides support for the following network protocols:

• TCP/IP
• TCP/IP with SSL
• Named Pipes

  See Also: "Protocol Parameters" for protocol parameter configuration

Unsupported Parameters

Table B-1 describes the networking parameters no longer supported.

Table B-1  Unsupported Networking Parameters

Parameter	File	Description	Last Supported Release
COMMUNITY	tnsnames.ora	The parameter was a required part of all network service addresses. Thus, it appears anywhere you might find an address (for example, local naming and listener configuration files).	8.0
AUTOMATIC_IPC	sqlnet.ora	This parameter was used to force sessions through IPC addresses. Due to performance issues, this parameter has been removed. Configure an IPC address instead.	8.0
NAMES.DEFAULT_ZONE	sqlnet.ora	This parameter was used to be included in profiles as slight variants of the NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN and NAMES.PREFERRED_SERVERS parameters.	8.0
NAMES.NDS.NAME.CONTEXT	sqlnet.ora	This parameter was used to configure naming contexts for NDS external naming.	8.1
OSS.SOURCE_MY_WALLET	sqlnet.ora	This parameter's name has changed to WALLET_LOCATION.	8.1
SQLNET.IDENTIX_FINGERPRINT_DATABASE SQLNET.IDENTIX_FINGERPRINT_DATABASE_USER SQLNET.IDENTIX_FINGERPRINT_DATABASE_PASSWORD SQLNET.IDENTIX_FINGERPRINT_METHOD	sqlnet.ora	These parameters supported the Identix authentication method.	8.1
CONNECT_TIMEOUT	listener.ora	This parameter specified the amount of time that the listener waited for a client's request after the transport connection had been established.	8.1
PRESPAWN_DESC PRESPAWN_LIST PRESPAWN_MAX	listener.ora	These parameters were used for prespawned dedicated server configuration. Prespawned dedicated servers are no longer supported. Use shared server instead.	8.1
USE_PLUG_AND_PLAY_listener_name	listener.ora	This parameter instructed the listener to register database information with an Oracle Names server during startup. Use the Oracle Names Control utility REGISTER command to register this information.	8.1
NAMES.USE_PLUG_AND_PLAY	names.ora	This parameter enabled/disabled the Dynamic Discovery Option. Use the Oracle Names Control utility REORDER_NS command to discover other Oracle Names servers.	2.3

Unsupported Control Utility Commands

Table B-2 describes the control utility commands not supported in release 9.0.

Table B-2  Unsupported Network Control Utility Commands

Commands	Control Utility	Description
DOMAIN_HINT	Oracle Names Control Utility	This command created a domain hint. Configure the NAMES.DOMAIN_HINTS parameter in the names.ora file instead.
DBSNMP_START DBSNMP_STATUS DBSNAMP_STOP	Listener Control Utility	These commands controlled the Oracle Intelligent Agent for use with Oracle Enterprise Manager. You can now control the Oracle Intelligent Agent through the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console.
SET CONNECT_TIMEOUT SHOW CONNECT_TIMEOUT	Listener Control Utility	These commands specified the amount of time that the listener waited for a client's request after the transport connection had been established.
SET USE_PLUGANDPLAY SHOW USE_PLUGANDPLAY	Listener Control Utility	These commands instructed the listener to register database information with an Oracle Names server. Use the Oracle Names Control utility REGISTER command to register this information.