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1 | 1 | --- |
2 | | -title: "Connect To Oracle (OracleToSQL) | Microsoft Docs" |
| 2 | +title: "Connect to Oracle (OracleToSQL) | Microsoft Docs" |
3 | 3 | description: Learn how to connect to an Oracle database to begin migration using SSMA for Oracle. Use the Connect to Oracle dialog box. |
| 4 | +authors: "nahk-ivanov" |
| 5 | + |
4 | 6 | ms.prod: sql |
5 | 7 | ms.custom: "" |
6 | 8 | ms.date: "01/19/2017" |
7 | 9 | ms.reviewer: "" |
8 | 10 | ms.technology: ssma |
9 | 11 | ms.topic: conceptual |
10 | 12 | ms.assetid: 23a48cb6-ff30-49bb-b4a7-603ebcab336f |
11 | | -author: "Shamikg" |
12 | | -ms.author: "Shamikg" |
13 | | -manager: shamikg |
| 13 | +ms.author: "alexiva" |
14 | 14 | --- |
15 | | -# Connect To Oracle (OracleToSQL) |
16 | | -Use the **Connect to Oracle** dialog box to connect to the Oracle database that you want to migrate. |
17 | | - |
18 | | -To access this dialog box, on the **File** menu, select **Connect to Oracle**. If you have previously connected, the command is **Reconnect to Oracle**. |
19 | | - |
20 | | -## Options |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +# Connect to Oracle (OracleToSQL) |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Use the **Connect to Oracle** dialog box to connect to the Oracle database that you want to migrate. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +To access this dialog box, on the **File** menu, select **Connect to Oracle**. If you have previously connected, the command is **Reconnect to Oracle**. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +## Options |
| 23 | + |
21 | 24 | **Provider** |
22 | | -Select the data access provider for your connection to the Oracle database. Available providers are the Oracle Client Provider and the OLE DB Provider. The default is Oracle Client Provider. |
23 | | - |
| 25 | +Select the data access provider for your connection to the Oracle database. Available providers are the Oracle Client Provider and the OLE DB Provider. The default is Oracle Client Provider. |
| 26 | + |
24 | 27 | **Mode** |
25 | | -Select either Standard, TNSNAME, or Connection String mode. |
26 | | - |
27 | | -- In Standard mode, you enter or select values for the provider, server name, server port, Oracle SID, user name, and password. |
28 | | - |
29 | | -- In TNSNAME mode, you enter the connect identifier (TNS alias) of the Oracle database, user name, and password. |
30 | | - |
31 | | -- In Connection String mode, you provide a connection string. |
32 | | - |
33 | | - > [!IMPORTANT] |
34 | | - > We do not recommend that you use Connection String mode because the text might include passwords, and it is sent as clear text. |
35 | | - |
36 | | -The default is Standard mode. |
37 | | - |
| 28 | +Select either Standard, TNSNAME, or Connection String mode. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +- In Standard mode, you enter or select values for the provider, server name, server port, Oracle SID, user name, and password. |
| 31 | +- In TNSNAME mode, you enter the connect identifier (TNS alias) of the Oracle database, user name, and password. |
| 32 | +- In Connection String mode, you provide a connection string. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | + > [!IMPORTANT] |
| 35 | + > We do not recommend that you use Connection String mode because the text might include passwords, and it is sent as clear text. |
| 36 | +
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| 37 | +The default is Standard mode. |
| 38 | + |
38 | 39 | **Server name** |
39 | | -Enter the Oracle server name. The default server name is the same as the computer name. This is a Standard mode option. |
40 | | - |
| 40 | +Enter the Oracle server name. The default server name is the same as the computer name. This is a Standard mode option. |
| 41 | + |
41 | 42 | **Server port** |
42 | | -If you are using a port number other than 1521 (default) for connections to Oracle, enter the port number. This is a Standard mode option. |
43 | | - |
| 43 | +If you are using a port number other than 1521 (default) for connections to Oracle, enter the port number. This is a Standard mode option. |
| 44 | + |
44 | 45 | **Connect identifier** |
45 | | -Enter the Oracle connect identifier. This is the alias of the database as defined in local tnsnames.ora file. |
46 | | - |
47 | | -This is a TNSNAME mode option. |
48 | | - |
| 46 | +Enter the Oracle connect identifier. This is the alias of the database as defined in local tnsnames.ora file. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +This is a TNSNAME mode option. |
| 49 | + |
49 | 50 | **Oracle SID** |
50 | | -Enter the SID for the database. The SID is an identifier that distinguishes the Oracle database on a computer. The default SID for a database is the first eight characters of the database name. |
51 | | - |
52 | | -This is a Standard mode option. |
53 | | - |
| 51 | +Enter the SID for the database. The SID is an identifier that distinguishes the Oracle database on a computer. The default SID for a database is the first eight characters of the database name. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +This is a Standard mode option. |
| 54 | + |
54 | 55 | **User name** |
55 | | -Enter the user name that SSMA will use to connect to the Oracle database. |
56 | | - |
| 56 | +Enter the user name that SSMA will use to connect to the Oracle database. |
| 57 | + |
57 | 58 | **Password** |
58 | | -Enter the password for the user name. |
59 | | - |
| 59 | +Enter the password for the user name. |
| 60 | + |
60 | 61 | **Connection string** |
61 | | -> [!IMPORTANT] |
62 | | -> We do not recommend that you use Connection String mode because the text might include passwords, and it is sent as clear text. |
63 | | - |
64 | | -If you use the Connection String mode, enter the full connection string for the connection to Oracle. |
65 | | - |
66 | | -Connection strings consist of parameter name and value pairs. |
67 | | - |
68 | | -- For OLE DB connection string information, see [Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85640) article at the MSDN Library. |
69 | | - |
70 | | -For SSMA connection strings, always include the Provider parameter. Also, make sure that you include the Port parameter when you connect to Oracle. |
71 | | - |
| 62 | +> [!IMPORTANT] |
| 63 | +> We do not recommend that you use Connection String mode because the text might include passwords, and it is sent as clear text. |
| 64 | +
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| 65 | +If you use the Connection String mode, enter the full connection string for the connection to Oracle. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +Connection strings consist of parameter name and value pairs. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +- For OLE DB connection string information, see [Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85640) article at the MSDN Library. |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +For SSMA connection strings, always include the Provider parameter. Also, make sure that you include the Port parameter when you connect to Oracle. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## Next steps |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +The next step in the migration process is to [Connect to SQL Server](connect-to-sql-server-oracletosql.md). |
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