User guide

Chapter 3

Oracle JDBC for Rdb Servers

Oracle JDBC for Rdb servers are the server-side components that services JDBC requests

issued by applications using the Oracle Rdb thin driver.

There are three types of Oracle JDBC for Rdb servers:

 Oracle JDBC for Rdb thin server

 Oracle JDBC for Rdb multi-process server

 Oracle JDBC for Rdb pool server

Each server is multi-threaded, able to handle multiple client requests at the same time.

Oracle JDBC for Rdb servers should be installed and invoked on each node from which

you wish to serve Oracle Rdb databases.

The Oracle JDBC for Rdb thin driver communicates with the Oracle JDBC for Rdb servers

using Java sockets over TCP/IP.

The following sections provide information about each of the server types and the various

ways you may start-up a server on your system.

Note:

In order to start Oracle JDBC for Rdb servers you will require certain access to the Oracle

JDBC for Rdb directories and files. See File and Directory access Requirements

for more

details.

3.1 Oracle JDBC for Rdb Thin Server

The Oracle JDBC for Rdb thin server is a server-side component that services JDBC

requests issued by applications using the Oracle Rdb thin driver.

The standard thin server is multi-threaded, able to handle multiple client requests at the

same time. Because the server is maintained as a single OpenVMS process, database access

for each of the threads is synchronized.

A thin server is installed and invoked on each node from which you wish to serve Oracle

Rdb databases. Oracle Rdb must be already installed and running on these nodes.

The server communicates with the Oracle Rdb thin driver using Java sockets over TCP/IP

with the default Port ID 1701.