What is the database name in Oracle?

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What is the database name in Oracle?

The oracle system function get_parameter_value from dbms_utility package will give you the database name. To do this user need to create one PLSQL procedure. :V_no:=dbms_utility. get_parameter_value(‘db_name’,:V_no,:V_database_name );

How do I find my database name in Oracle 12c?

You can use sys_context(‘USERENV’, ‘SERVICE_NAME’) to get the database service name instead of the machine name.

How do I find the Oracle SID?

The location path of your Oracle Home Registry is as follows:

  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> ORACLE>>
  2. Oracle_SID will show your SID.
  3. Oracle_Home will show the location of your DB Home.
  4. Oracle_BUNDLE_NAME will show the edition of your Oracle Database.
  5. Oracle_SVCUSER will show the windows user for your Oracle Database.

How do I find database name?

The following query gives the name of the database and the server name:

  1. Select * from sysservers.
  2. Select @@servername as [ServerName]
  3. SELECT DB_NAME() AS [Current Database]
  4. Select * from sysdatabases.

How do I find my database IP address?

How to find internal IP address (local network connection).

  1. Hold the windows key on your keyboard and then press the “R” key to open up the “Run” box.
  2. Type “cmd” into the text box and then click “OK”.
  3. In the black box that comes up type “ipconfig”.

What is TNS details in oracle?

Transparent Network Substrate (TNS), a proprietary Oracle computer-networking technology, supports homogeneous peer-to-peer connectivity on top of other networking technologies such as TCP/IP, SDP and named pipes. TNS operates mainly for connection to Oracle databases.

Is service name and database name same in Oracle?

Oracle SID is the unique name that uniquely identifies your instance/database where as Service name is the TNS alias that you give when you remotely connect to your database and this Service name is recorded in Tnsnames.