migrate Oracle Names to LDAP
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| Subject: | migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Joe Crook, United States |
| Date: | Feb 01, 2008, 945 days ago |
| Os info: | Solaris 5.9 |
| Oracle info: | 9.2.0.7 |
| Message: | Hi, we have been running Oracle Names for a long time. We have decided it is time to move on to something new. We are open to all ideas. At the moment, I see four possible paths:
(1) 9i OID (2) 10g OID (3) 11g OID (4) an open source solution such as OpenLDAP, Fedora, OpenDS, or ApacheDS. Being a longtime Oracle DBA, I really would like to stick with OID; but I must admit to just downright disgust at Oracle for integrating OID into Application Server. We do not use App Server. I have prior experience with 8i/9i/10g App Server and must admit less than stellar experiences with it. It just really galls me to think that I must install the App Server Data Tier just to be able to use OID. That is a significant amount of complexity to have to install and maintain (and potentially upgrade) just to use OID. Due to this, I am considering simply migrating to 9i OID; or going to an open source LDAP solution. So now I am reaching out to you fellow veterans of Oracle, What are the pitfalls and advantages of these options? What is your experience? Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide, joe |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Michel Cadot, France |
| Date: | Feb 01, 2008, 945 days ago |
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| Message: | Only OID will be directly suppported in future version (currently Active Directory is also supported).
You should investigate on OVD (Oracle Virtual Directory) which is an interface between Oracle and any LDAP and does not need OAS. Regards Michel |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Joe Crook, United States |
| Date: | Feb 01, 2008, 945 days ago |
| Message: | Many thanks, Michel! I will investigate OVD.
Does anyone have experience with using SunOne for LDAP? Thanks, joe |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Ales Kavsek, Slovenia |
| Date: | Feb 03, 2008, 943 days ago |
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| Message: | Hi Joe,
I agree with your reservation of installing and maintaining something as fat as Oracle OID infrastructure is to use it as a replacement for Oracle Names. Personally, I'm looking for a way to utilize Microsoft free LDAP (ADAM) as a back end. So far, I didn't find much on the net about MS ADAM <-> Oracle, but did found some documents about alternatives that might help you: Changing Oracle Internet Directory for Fedora Directory Server for oracle net names resolution, part 1: preparing the ldap server http://frits.homelinux.com/wordpress/?p=7 Using OpenLDAP for Oracle TNS Resolution http://web.archive.org/web/20070328211733/http://home.nc.rr.com/jtlayton/oid2openldap.html Migration of tnsnames.ora to LDAP (Sun Java System Directory Server) http://laurentschneider.com/wordpress/2006/10/migration-of-tnsnamesora-to-ldap-sun-java-system-directory-server.html As far as I know Oracle OID can be freely used for tnsnames (as a sole replacement for Oracle Names), but you'll probably need a license for Oracle Virtual Directory, even if all you would do is to use OVD for tnsnames resolution. Regards, Ales |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Joe Crook, United States |
| Date: | Feb 05, 2008, 940 days ago |
| Message: | Thanks for your suggestions, Ales. We have decided to give SunOne a try. We are a Sun shop, and our SysAdmins are interested in SunOne for reasons of their own; so it is a good fit. We gave consideration to Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD), but decided against it because of the fact it requires a separate license, and it is only certified on 32-bit Solaris (and all our servers are running 64-bit). |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Ales Kavsek, Slovenia |
| Date: | Feb 05, 2008, 940 days ago |
| Message: | Joe,
thanks for the feedback! Regards, Ales |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Michel Cadot, France |
| Date: | Feb 05, 2008, 940 days ago |
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it is only certified on 32-bit Solaris I don't where you find this information but I doubt it is true. Regards Michel |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Ales Kavsek, Slovenia |
| Date: | Feb 05, 2008, 940 days ago |
| Message: | Hi Michel,
certification matrix is here: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/idm_certification_101401.html#BABCHDIF Regards, Ales |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Michel Cadot, France |
| Date: | Feb 06, 2008, 940 days ago |
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Thanks Ales, I'll be in Oracle quarters tomorrow with Oracle security experts, I will ask them and come back. Regads Michel |
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| Subject: | Re: migrate Oracle Names to LDAP |
| Author: | Sachin Agrawal, India |
| Date: | Feb 21, 2008, 925 days ago |
| Message: | 9i Release 2 Database Install comes with OID, do a custom install of OID and all its Managed Server Products. |
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