Sure you can. Keep in mind that each database must register with the correct listener. So you have 2 options: - define them with SID_LIST... - use LOCAL_LISTENER database parameter to specific which listener to use to register. Christo On Apr 5, 2005 3:59 PM, JayMiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <JayMiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks very much, I only just got caught up on this thread. > > This example creates multiple listeners on the same port using the same > listener.ora file. Can it be done with multiple listener.ora files (we have > a separate binary installation for each instance to allow for asynchronous > upgrades)? > > Thanks, > Jay Miller > Sr. Oracle DBA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christo Kutrovsky [mailto:kutrovsky.oracle@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:52 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Any way to run more than listener on the same port? > > I am copy/pasting this from the archives: > > >For portability reasons our Unix SAs would like us to run one listener / > >instance on the same port of each server. > > Yes you can have multiple listeners listening on different VIPs on the > same port. > > To configure, just edit your listener.ora file and edit the > ADDRESS_LIST part of each listener definition, and set your > "HOST=<ip>" to the VIPs that your administrators are giving. > > Example listener.ora: > LISTENER_DB1 = > (ADDRESS_LIST = > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY1)) > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host= 10.5.5.1)(Port= 1521)) > ) > > LISTENER_DB2 = > (ADDRESS_LIST = > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY2)) > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host= 10.5.5.2)(Port= 1521)) > ) > > LISTENER_DB3 = > (ADDRESS_LIST = > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY3)) > (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host= 10.5.5.3)(Port= 1521)) > ) > > But with dynamic registration you dont really need to do "1 listener > per database". You can have 1 listener listen on all ips, and let each > database register with the listener as it starts/stops. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Christo Kutrovsky Database/System Administrator The Pythian Group -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l