Control

This section contains information describing how to use the Oracle Net8 Assistant to control Names Servers.

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Start

 To start a Names Server, click on the Start button, then click APPLY at the bottom of the tab panel. This will load the Names Server program and start loading system and local administrative region data. This command will not work if the Names Server is currently running.

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Stop

To stop a Names Server, click on the Stop button, then click APPLY at the bottom of the tab panel. This will effectively stop the Names Server program. This command will not work if the Names Server is not currently running.

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Restart

To restart a Names Server, click on the Restart button, then click APPLY at the bottom of the tab panel. This will initiate a reset of the active Names Server to its original state at startup.

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Flush Foreign Region Data

To flush the Names Server cache, click on the Flush Foreign Region Data button in the Cache text box, then click APPLY at the bottom of the tab panel. This will force the Names Server to clear all foreign region data from the Names Server cache.

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Reload from Region Database

To reload information from a region database to this Names Server , click on the Reload from Region Database button in the Cache text box, then click APPLY at the bottom of the tab panel. This will force the Names Server to check for any data changes in its administrative region immediately. If there have been any changes, the Names Server will reload all database service names, global database links, and aliases.

To reload information from a region database to all Names Server, select Reload All Names Servers from the TOOLS menu.

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Apply

The Apply button will execute any command selected in the active tab panel.

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Revert

The Revert button will restore the tab panel to its original setting.

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