creating-the-server-connection-files-oracletosql.md

title	Creating the Server Connection Files (OracleToSQL) | Microsoft Docs
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Creating the Server Connection Files (OracleToSQL)

Server information can be specified either in the servers section of the script file or in a separate server connection file. The command line parameter for the server connection file is, -c <serverconnectionfile>. If the same server id is present in both the script file and server connection file, then the server definition in the script file is considered.

Example:1

<!--Sample of server connection file commands -->  
  
<oracle name="<source-server-unique-name>">  
  
  <tns-name-mode>  
  
    <connection-provider value="OracleClient"/>  
  
    <service-name value="(DESCRIPTION =(ADDRESS_LIST =(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <host-name>)(PORT = 1521)))(CONNECT_DATA =(SERVICE_NAME = <service-name>)))"/>  
  
    <user-id value="<user-name>"/>  
  
    <password value="<password>"/>  
  
  </tns-name-mode>  
  
</oracle>  

<sql-server name="<target-server-unique-name>">  
  
  <sql-server-authentication>  
  
    <server value="<server-name>"/>  
  
    <database value="<database-name>"/>  
  
    <user-id value="<user-name>"/>  
  
    <password value="<password>"/>  
  
    <encrypt value="<true/false>"/>  
  
    <trust-server-certificate value="<true/false>"/>  
  
  </sql-server-authentication>  
  
</sql-server>  

Example: 2

<!--Sample of server connection file commands -->  
  
<oracle name="<source-server-unique-name>">  
  
  <connection-string-mode>  
  
    <connection-provider value="OleDB Provider"/>  
  
    <custom-connection-string value="Data Source=(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=<host-name>)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=<instance-name>)));User ID=<user-name>;Password=<password>"/>  
  
  </connection-string-mode>  
  
</oracle>  

<sql-server name="<target-server-unique-name>">  
  
  <sql-server-authentication>  
  
    <server value="<server-name>"/>  
  
    <database value="<database-name>"/>  
  
    <user-id value="<user-name>"/>  
  
    <password value="<password>"/>  
  
  </sql-server-authentication>  
  
</sql-server>  

Next Step

The next step in operating the console is Executing the SSMA Console (OracleToSQL)

See Also

Executing the SSMA Console