Hi List members, I am trying to set up oracle connection manager. this is the route I have to configure :: weblogic server --> proxy server --> db server weblogic server shd talk to db server through proxy server ONLY. I have installed OCM on proxyserver. The cman.ora & tnsnames.ora of proxy server are below. ------------------------------------------------- cman1 = (configuration= (address=(protocol=tcp)(host=<proxy server IP>)(port=1521)) (parameter_list = (aso_authentication_filter=off) (connection_statistics=yes) (log_directory=/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/log) (log_level=off) (max_connections=256) (idle_timeout=0) (inbound_connect_timeout=0) (session_timeout=0) (outbound_connect_timeout=0) (max_gateway_processes=8) (min_gateway_processes=2) (remote_admin=YES) (trace_directory=/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/log) (trace_level=off) (trace_timestamp=off) (trace_filelen=1000) (trace_fileno=1) (max_cmctl_sessions=4) (event_group=init_and_term,memory_ops) ) (rule_list= (rule= (src=<proxy server IP>)(dst=<database server IP>)(srv=<sid of db>)(act=accept) (action_list=(aut=ON)(mct=120)(mit=30)(conn_stats=on)) ) ) ) ------------------------------------------------------------- DVQMDB01 = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(Host = db server ip)(Port = 1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = dvqmdb01) ) (HS = OK) ) CMAN9 = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = proxy server ip)(PORT = 1521) (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = db server IP)(Port = 1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = dvqmdb01) ) (SOURCE_ROUTE = YES) ) ------------------------------------------------------------ on db server: i have configured ALTER SYSTEM SET REMOTE_LISTENER='cman_listener' listener.ora file -- i added: cman_listener = (DESCRIPTION_LIST = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <proxy server ip>)(PORT = 1521)) ) (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC)) ) ) ------------------------ I have used this document. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/network.102/b14212/cman.htm#i489603 I am executing the below stmts from proxy server , where OCM is configured. I am getting this error: CMCTL> adminster NL-00853: undefined command "adminster". Try "help" CMCTL> administer Current instance CMAN_proxyserver is not yet started Connections refer to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=<proxy hostname>)(PORT=1521)). The command completed successfully. CMCTL:CMAN_proxyserver> start TNS-04012: Unable to start Oracle Connection Manager instance. can i please know did I do any configuration error?? any syntax errors?? Regards Krishna