It's backward compatible but not without problems some times. I ran into a problem using 9i listener for a 8.1.7.4 <http://8.1.7.4> DB where it start to run out of file descriptors. Revert back to 8i listener solved the problem. So I had to run two listeners.
Regards
Richard
On 9/21/05, Goulet, Dick <DGoulet@(protected)> wrote: > > The advice I got from OTS some years ago, like with the release of 8.0, > was to use one listener for all databases on a single server, just use the > latest listener installed as they were backwards compatible. That advice has > been working extremely well ever since. So my question would be why do you > want a separate listener, unless you've got two or more IP addresses, and > consequently NIC's, for one server? > > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@(protected) [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] *On Behalf Of *Gogala, Mladen > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:20 AM > *To:* 'JayMiller@(protected)'; oracle-l@(protected) > *Subject:* RE: 10.2 listener won't start on same port as 9.2 listener > > Oracle is, quite obviously, listening to my advice, even if some listers > are not. > > -- > > Mladen Gogala > > Ext. 121 > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- > > *From:* JayMiller@(protected) [mailto:JayMiller@(protected)] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:07 PM > *To:* oracle-l@(protected) > *Subject:* RE: 10.2 listener won't start on same port as 9.2 listener > > Well, I just got the answer from Oracle and apparently 10.2 is purposely > not allowing you to do this any more. It was done as a fix for another bug > and this behavior will be backported to earlier versions in future releases. > > Looks like we're going to have to go with a single listener, like it or > not. > > Sigh. > >
It's backward compatible but not without problems some times. I ran into <br> a problem using 9i listener for a <a href="http://8.1.7.4">8.1.7.4</a> DB where it start to run out of file<br> descriptors. Revert back to 8i listener solved the problem. So I had to<br> run two listeners.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Richard<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/05, <b class="gmail _sendername">Goulet, Dick</b> <<a href="mailto:DGoulet@(protected)">DGoulet@(protected) .com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2" >The advice I got from OTS some years ago, like with the release of 8.0, was to use one listener for all databases on a single server, just use the latest listener installed as they were backwards compatible. That advice has been working extremely well ever since. So my question would be why do you want a separate listener, unless you've got two or more IP addresses, and consequently NIC's, for one server?</font></span></div><div> <span class="e" id="q_106794e2173fd994_1"><br> <div align="left" dir="ltr" lang="en-us"> <hr> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:oracle-l-bounce @(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event ,this)">oracle-l-bounce@(protected)</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick= "return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">oracle-l-bounce@(protected)</a> ] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gogala, Mladen<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:JayMiller@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">JayMiller@(protected)</a>'; <a href ="mailto:oracle-l@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js .OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> oracle-l@(protected)</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: 10.2 listener won't start on same port as 9.2 listener<br></font><br></div> <div></div> <div> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Oracle is, quite obviously, listening to my advice, even if some listers are not.</span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">--</span></font><font color="navy"><span style= "color: navy;"></span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Mladen Gogala</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;"></span></font ></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Ext. 121</span></font></p></div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </span></font></div> <p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" ><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <a href="mailto:JayMiller@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top .js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">JayMiller@(protected)</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:JayMiller@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js .OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> JayMiller@(protected)</a>] <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:< /span></b> Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:07 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:oracle-l@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js .OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">oracle-l@(protected)</a><br><b><span style= "font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: 10.2 listener won't start on same port as 9.2 listener</span></font></p></div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> < /span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Well, I just got the answer from Oracle and apparently 10.2 is purposely not allowing you to do this any more. It was done as a fix for another bug and this behavior will be backported to earlier versions in future releases.</span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Looks like we're going to have to go with a single listener, like it or not.</span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;">Sigh.</span></font></p> <p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color : navy; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p></div>
