Hi, In the websphere installation I manage, I had to define services that where bound to one specific rac node (with failover to the other node) because the websphere datasources where defined as XA datasources. With XA all subtransactions must be send to the same rac node. Also I had to enable DTP for these sessions by using the dbms_service package. In the configuration we have, there are 2 websphere servers, so I asked the websphere administrator to configure the nodes to have each their dedicated oracle rac node. regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator e-mail: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel. +32 (0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sanjay Mishra [smishra_97@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 13 February 2008 18:24 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RAC service with Websphere Can somebody share the RAC configuration with Websphere. This is 5 node RAC and using the following jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=gsdk1-vip)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=gsdk2-vip)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=gsdk3-vip)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=gsdk4-vip)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=gsdk5-vip)(PORT=1521))(LOAD_BALANCE=yes))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=gsdkserv))) If I try jdbc:oracle:thin:@gsdk1-vip:1521:gsdkdb1 --> Which is Instance 1 running on gsdk1, it is working but I replace it with Service name gsdkserv, it is not working Sqlplus, Toad or other client tools are working but the issue with websphere config. Anybody can chare the resourcex.xml config file Error is coming like DSRA8201W: DataSource Configuration: DSRA8040I: Failed to connect to the DataSource. Encountered java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: NL Exception was generatedDSRA0010E: SQL State = nulljavascript:SpellCheckOnSend(); Send, Error Code = 17,002. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l