Hello Shanmugam, Hope this helps *C:>tnsping ora920 TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.7.0 - Production Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Used parameter files: c:\oracle\ora920\network\admin\sqlnet.ora Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = DEV01)(PORT = 2491))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = UNKNOWN) (SERVER = DEDICATED))) OK (20 msec)* As one can see, this is the connection information stored in a tnsnames.ora file: ** *ORA920.EU.DBMOTIVE.COM = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = DEV01)(PORT = 2491)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = UNKNOWN) (SERVER = DEDICATED) ) )* However, the SID *UNKNOWN* is not known by the listener at the database server side. In order to test the known services by a listener, we can issue following command at the database server side: ** *C:>lsnrctl services LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.1.0.2.0 - Production Copyright (c) 1991, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=DEV01)(PORT=1521))) Services Summary... Service "ORA10G.eu.dbmotive.com" has 1 instance(s). Instance "ORA10G", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service... Handler(s): "DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 LOCAL SERVER Service "ORA920.eu.dbmotive.com" has 2 instance(s). Instance "ORA920", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service... Handler(s): "DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 LOCAL SERVER Instance "ORA920", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service... Handler(s): "DEDICATED" established:2 refused:0 state:ready LOCAL SERVER The command completed successfully* Know services are ORA10G and ORA920. Changing the SID in our tnsnames.ora to a known service by the listener (* ORA920*) solved the problem. Thanks Nilesh On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 1:04 AM, Roman Podshivalov < roman.podshivalov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > If your listener is up but database is down or not registered with the > listener running on 1243 port and automatic instance registration is used > i.e. no static SID_LIST in listener.ora file, that is exactly what you > get. You are running listener on non-standard port, so you need to verify > local_listener parameter is set in the CDER database. If you provide the > following output it'll be much easier to pinpoint the problem > > - lsnrctl status <listener_name> > - show parameter local_listener from CDER database > > --romas > > > On 6/10/08, Shanmugam, Dhandapani <dhandapani.shanmugam@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Could some one help on the below error >> >> F:\>tnsping CDER >> >> TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.8.0 - Production on >> 10-JUN-20 >> 08 14:00:10 >> >> Copyright (c) 1997, 2006, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. >> >> Used parameter files: >> c:\Oracle\network\admin\sqlnet.ora >> >> Used LDAP adapter to resolve the alias >> Attempting to contact >> (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=cder.guru.sree.com)(PORT=1243) >> )(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=CDER))) >> OK (60 msec) >> >> F:\>sqlplus test@CDER >> >> SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.8.0 - Production on Tue Jun 10 14:00:25 2008 >> >> Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. >> >> Enter password: >> ERROR: >> ORA-12505: TNS:listener could not resolve SID given in connect >> descriptor >> >> -- >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >> >> >> > -- Soni Temples & Softwares are more or less the same, first we build them and then we pray ;)