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Configure the Oracle Wire Protocol Driver

You configure the wire protocol driver to specify the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database.

Note: This procedure only applies if the Policy Server is installed on a UNIX system. If you have not already done so, copy and rename oraclewire.ini to system_odbc.ini, which is located in <policy_server_installation>/db.

The system_odbc.ini file contains the following sections. The sections you edit are determined by the data source you are configuring:

• [SiteMinder Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the policy store.

• [SiteMinder Tokens Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the token store.

• [SiteMinder Logs Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the audit log database.

• [SiteMinder Keys Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the key store.

• [SiteMinder Session Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the session store.

• [SmSampleUsers Data Source]

  Specifies the settings SiteMinder should use to connect to the database functioning as the sample user data store.

To configure the wire protocol driver

1. Open the system_odbc.ini file.
2. Depending on the data source you are configuring, edit the applicable data source sections with the following information:

   Driver=nete_ps_root/odbc/lib/NSora23.so
   Description=DataDirect 5.3 Oracle Wire Protocol
   LoginID=uid
   Password=pwd
   HostName=nete_servername
   PortNumber=1521
   SID=nete_serverid
   CatalogOptions=0
   ProcedureResults=0
   EnableDisableParam=0
   EnableStaticCursorsForLongData=0
   ApplicationUsingThreads=1
   

   Note: When editing data source information, do not use the pound sign (#). Entering a pound sign comments the information, which truncates the value. The truncated value may cause ODBC connections to fail.

   • nete_ps_root

     Specifies the explicit path to where the Policy Server is installed.

   • uid

     Specifies the user name of the database account that has full access rights to the database.

   • pwd

     Specifies the password for the database account that has full access rights to the database.

   • nete_servername

     Specifies the machine name where the Oracle database is installed.

   • nete_serverid

     Specifies the Oracle instance service name (SID). The SID is the system identifier for the database instance.

     Example: In the following sample tnsnames.ora file, the value instance1 is the SID.

     instance1 =
     

     (Description =
     

     (ADDRESS = (Protocol = TCP)(Host = myhost)(Port = 1521)
     

     (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = instance1))
     

     )
     

3. Save the file.

   The Oracle wire protocol driver is configured.