Setting REMOTE_LISTENER to Multiple Addresses Yields: ORA-02097, ORA-00119, ORA-00132 (Doc ID 2193149.1)

Last updated on MARCH 31, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Setting REMOTE_LISTENER to 2 distinct addresses where one value is an EZCONNECT style host:port yields the following:

ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ORA-00119: invalid specification for system parameter REMOTE_LISTENER
ORA-00132: syntax error or unresolved network name '<scan_host>:1521,(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <RAC_vip_hostname>)(PORT = 1521))'

Example:

SQL> alter system set remote_listener= '<scan_host>:1521,(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <RAC_vip_hostname>)(PORT = 1521))' scope=both sid='<INSTANCE_NAME>';

alter system set remote_listener= '<scan_host>:1521,(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <RAC_vip_hostname>)(PORT = 1521))' scope=both sid='<INSTANCE_NAME>';

Changes

 This is likely a new installation or some nodes have been added to this RAC cluster.

Cause

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