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How to use SCAN and node listeners with different ports? (Doc ID 1585786.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 06, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This note describes how to use SCAN and listeners with different port numbers for various purposes. There is no general requirement to do this using an Oracle RAC 11g Release 2, as the overall idea is that any client will use the SCAN as its initial entry point and will then be connected to the respective instance and service on the node this service is most suitably served on using the node listener on this node. However, there may be reasons to support applications to maintain a distinguishable connect string on host / port level, which can be established in multiple ways, of which some are described in the following.

Scope

For the purpose of allowing applications to maintain a distinguishable connect string on host / port level using one SCAN as the host or to enable port-based firewall configurations, SCAN can be set up to support more than one port. It needs to be noticed that different ports are only used for an initial connect. Once a connection using SCAN on any SCAN port has been established, port assignment is not maintained and routing of connections within the Oracle RAC cluster is performed using database services registered with one or more local listeners. This means that all SCAN ports are treated the same, so that a connection that comes in on any SCAN port can be directed to any registered local listener on any port.

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