How to connect to a remote Oracle database
Here is how to connect to a remote Oracle database using SQLPlus:
sqlplus user/pass@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=protocol)(HOST=host)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=sid)))
Please note that the words in Italics represent variables:
user – user name for the remote database
pass – password for the remote database
protocol – protocol used to connect to remote database, usually TCP
host – IP address or hostname of the remote host
port – remote port listening for database connections
sid – remote SID to connect to
Here’s an example:
sqlplus siry_m/loves_hector@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=10.110.70.199)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=xe)))
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