tnsManager just uses a tnsnames.ora file , no database required. Its a shame Oracle didn't make OID so elegantly simple! 2009/10/25 sundar mahadevan <sundarmahadevan82@xxxxxxxxx> > From Alan's reply, Am I correct in understanding that OID requires an > oracle database for names resolution. But with respect to tnsManager, > I do not think it requires a database. > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Guillermo Alan Bort > <cicciuxdba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Plus you get the basic memory footprint of an Oracle Database... I don't > > reckon you will need much memory... but at least 200MB... > > > > cheers. > > Alan Bort > > Oracle Certified Professional > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >