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JR63056: IDR ORACLE FASTLOAD REFRESH CAN FAIL WITH ORA-12154 ERROR IF THE TNSNAMES.ORA FILE IS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • IDR Oracle fastload refresh can fail with ORA-12154 error if
    the tnsnames.ora file is in a different location than
    $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory
    

Local fix

  • Provide tnsnames.ora file location of
    $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory which is the default
    location for Oracle installations
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * This issue may affect you if you are using CDC for Oracle as *
    * a target, and you have a Fastload apply class configured.    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Refresh ends on error ORA-12154 if the tnsnames.ora file is  *
    * in a different location than $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin      *
    * directory                                                    *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Upgrade to IDR 11.4.0.3-5576 or newer for Oracle.            *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Upgrading to IDR 11.4.0.3-5576 or newer for Oracle resolves the
    issue.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR63056

  • Reported component name

    IS CDC ORACLE

  • Reported component ID

    5725E30OR

  • Reported release

    B40

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-11-19

  • Closed date

    2020-12-04

  • Last modified date

    2020-12-04

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    IS CDC ORACLE

  • Fixed component ID

    5725E30OR

Applicable component levels

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSTRGZ","label":"InfoSphere Data Replication"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"11.4"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
05 December 2020