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ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

Troubleshooting


Problem

After changing Oracle database references following an IBM OpenPages technote, the OpenPages services do not respond and the aurora.log contains errors resembling the following:

"ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor"

This is despite carrying out a tnsping test from the OpenPages server to the new database reference.

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSFUEU","label":"IBM OpenPages with Watson"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"All Versions","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS4PJS","label":"IBM OpenPages on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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ibm10793179