Other Services allows you to configure non-database services with the listener, such as external procedure calls or Heterogeneous Services, as described in the Net8 Administrator’s Guide.

Add Service button:

Click this button to specify a service for the listener. A new Service tab displays where you define information about the service.

Remove Service button:

Click this button to delete the service in the current Service tab displayed.

Service tab

Use this tab to configure a listener to handle requests for a non-database service. You do this by specifying the following:

Global Service Name:	Enter the service name and domain name of the non-Oracle database service.
Program Name:	Specify the service’s executable program name. For example, extproc.exe.
Program Argument Zero:	Specify the internal first argument (argv0) which is often used as an alternative program name.
Program Arguments:	Enter the command line arguments that should be passed when starting the service. For example,"-mode=5".
Environment:	Enter any environment variables which should be set prior to starting the service. Environment variables are specified in the following format: environment_variable=values For example, user=scott or start=immediate. Note that variables are separated by commas.
SID:	Specify the system identifier. It is required if there is more than one service installed on a machine.