Title: [1-day-delivery] Troubleshoot a linked server to an Oracle database in SQL Server
Category: 1-day-delivery
Tag(s): SQL Server, Troubleshoot, Linked Server, Oracle
Description: You want to troubleshoot and fix a linked server to an Oracle database in SQL Server.
Common Issue(s)
- Error 7399: The OLE DB provider "%ls" for linked server "%ls" reported an error.
- "ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name"
- "The Oracle(tm) client and networking components were not found.
- Error 7302: Cannot create an instance of OLE DB provider ‘MSDAORA’ for linked server "%ls".
- Error 7303: Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider ‘MSDAORA’ for linked server "%ls".
- Error 7306: Cannot open the table ' %ls' from OLE DB provider 'MSDAORA' for linked server "%ls".
- Error 7312: Invalid use of schema and/or catalog for OLE DB provider '%ls' for linked server "%ls".
- Error 7313: An invalid schema or catalog was specified for the provider "%ls" for linked server "%ls".
- Error 7314: The OLE DB provider "%ls" for linked server "%ls" does not contain the table "%ls".
- Error 7413: Could not connect to linked server '%ls' (OLE DB Provider '%ls').
- Error 7391: The operation could not be performed because OLE DB provider 'MSDAORA' for linked server "%ls" was unable to begin a distributed transaction.
- Error 7392: Cannot start a transaction for OLE DB provider 'MSDAORA'for linked server "%ls".
Management
- Fixed-time: 1 working day(s)
- Fixed-scope: 1 linked server
- Fixed-price: $100
Work Breakdown
- Verify that you can connect to Oracle
- Verify the version of the Oracle client
- Verify the environmental variable PATH
- Verify the Ociw32.dll file
Out of Scope
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Deliverable(s)
- Quick fix only
- You should be able to query on the linked server.
Prerequisite(s)
- Database server access
- Screen sharing, if applicable