Re: How does Concurrent Manager call Report Builder?

  • From: Mladen Gogala <mgogala@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 03:58:36 -0500

Your problem is a network hostname resolution problem.
Get your SA to fix it.

On 03/19/2004 04:01:43 AM, "Naveen, Nahata (IE10)" wrote:
> It returns the following error:
> 
> *** Can't find server name for address 127.0.0.1: Unspecified error
> *** Default servers are not available
> 
> Regards
> Naveen
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mladen Gogala [mailto:mgogala@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 1:29 PM
> >To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: How does Concurrent Manager call Report Builder?
> >
> >
> >What happens if you type "nslookup hostname"?
> >
> >On 03/19/2004 03:00:05 AM, "Naveen, Nahata (IE10)" wrote:
> >> Thanx to all for the helpful comments.
> >> 
> >> I forgot to mention that XServer was running and I could run 
> >XClock on the
> >> server. I could run XClock by setting the display to 
> >"ip-address:0.0", but
> >> not "server-name:0.0".
> >> 
> >> I have gone through all the troublshooting docs on metalink.
> >> 
> >> All I want is to set the DISPLAY to "ip-address:0.0" in a 
> >place where the
> >> concurrent manager trying to run the report picks it up.
> >> 
> >> I've set the DISPLAY variable in the concurrent manager 
> >startup script, as
> >> well as reports server startup script and the environment files.
> >> 
> >> Yet, when I run the report, it tries to connect to server-name:0.0
> >> 
> >> Any ideas?
> >> 
> >> Regards
> >> Naveen 
> >> 
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: John Kanagaraj [mailto:john.kanagaraj@xxxxxxx]
> >> >Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:53 PM
> >> >To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> >> >Subject: RE: How does Concurrent Manager call Report Builder?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Naveen,
> >> >
> >> >All of this is correct. The _reason_ an Xserver is required 
> >for Oracle
> >> >reports is on account of a special type of report called the 
> >> >'Bitmapped'
> >> >report. This report apparently requires a currently running 
> >Xserver to
> >> >generate graphic characters based on Fonts. Using Xvfb gets 
> >> >rid of these
> >> >issues, and yes, there is a lot of teeth gnashing on Metalink 
> >> >on this...
> >> >
> >> >To answer the original question, I do have to point to the the 
> >> >Docs (all
> >> >thousands of pages!) on Oracle Apps, but the starting points 
> >> >are "Oracle
> >> >Applications Developer's Guide" Part No A83705-03 and "Oracle 
> >> >Applications
> >> >System Administrator's Guide" Part No  A75396-07. I have also found
> >> >iLearning.oracle.com a great resource (if you have access to 
> >> >it). There are
> >> >a number of courses out there that can help.
> >> >
> >> >Regards,
> >> >John Kanagaraj <><
> >> >DB Soft Inc
> >> >Phone: 408-970-7002 (W)
> >> >
> >> >Grace - Getting something we do NOT deserve
> >> >Mercy - NOT getting something we DO deserve
> >> >Click on 'http://www.needhim.org' for Grace and Mercy that is freely
> >> >available!
> >> >
> >> >** The opinions and facts contained in this message are 
> >> >entirely mine and do
> >> >not reflect those of my employer or customers **
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >> >>[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Thomas
> >> >>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:11 AM
> >> >>To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>Subject: Re: How does Concurrent Manager call Report Builder?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Assumtion for this comment is that your Solaris server is 
> >> >>called omega1...
> >> >>
> >> >>Oracle reports needs an active x11 frame buffer in order to 
> >> >>run.  Do you have an xserver running on
> >> >>omega1? Can you run xclock?  If omage1 is not the same server, 
> >> >>have you done an xhost <concurrent
> >> >>manager server>
> >> >>
> >> >>If you do not have an xserver running on omega1 (and most 
> >> >>people do not have one running on a
> >> >>production server), then you will need to install vnc on 
> >> >>omega1 and point your display variable
> >> >>there.
> >> >>
> >> >>Lots of info (and gnashing of teeth) on metalink about this.
> >> >>
> >> >>Ron Thomas
> >> >>Hypercom, Inc
> >> >>rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>"The box said I needed to have windows 98 or better...So I 
> >> >>installed linux."
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> >>does Concurrent Manager call Report Builder?                   
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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Hi All,
> >> >>
> >> >>What is the complete process of running a concurrent request, 
> >> >>the executable
> >> >>for which runs with Oracle Reports? I mean, I want to know 
> >> >the complete
> >> >>sequence of events that happen from the time I submit a 
> >> >>request to the time
> >> >>the output gets generated.
> >> >>
> >> >>I'm asking this, since I'm trying to run a request with Output 
> >> >>set to PDF
> >> >>and it fails with the error "Xlib: connection to "omega1:0.0" 
> >> >>refused by
> >> >>server"
> >> >>
> >> >>I have changed the DISPLAY variable to "ip-address:0.0" from 
> >> >>"omega1:0.0" in
> >> >>all the places i could think of, e.g. Concurrent Manager, 
> >> >>Reports Server,
> >> >>Forms Server startup scripts, all the environment files etc., 
> >> >>yet I keep
> >> >>running into the same error.
> >> >>
> >> >>If I know how the concurrent manager calls the reports builder 
> >> >>or runtime,
> >> >>I'll be in a better position to debug the problem.
> >> >>
> >> >>Yes, I have logged a TAR, but am yet to hear from the support.
> >> >>
> >> >>Oracle Apps 11.5.9 on Solaris
> >> >>
> >> >>Regards
> >> >>Naveen
> >> >>
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