Database connection error: SQL error 2- OCI returned error while connecting to an external oracle db

[former_member822355]

We must connect our SAP production system to an external oracle database that has the following characteristics: PARAMETER -------------------------------------------------- -------------- VALUE -------------------------------------------------- -------------- NLS_LANGUAGE AMERICAN NLS_TERRITORY AMERICA NLS_CHARACTERSET WE8ISO8859P15 ***************** We have configured the connection with the TCODE DB02 and we get the following connection error: "Errore -- ERROR Database connection "MAGIAP": SQL error 12737 ORA- 12737: Instant Client Light: unsupported server character set WE8ISO8859P15" We applied the following SAP notes: 808505 - Secondary connections to Oracle database 998004 - Update the Oracle Instant Client on Windows After applying this notes we reconfigured the connection parameters (tcode DB02) as follows: connection parameter: "SFA.DBSFA.risogallo.it:WE8ISO8859P15" we now have this connection error: -- ERROR Database connection MAGIAP: SQL error 2- OCI returned error code -2.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Silvana

From your details above , I assume that you are connecting to the database using tnsnames.ora

From your SAP system , can you test tnsping to the remote Oracle DB. 

tnsping MAGIAP

As I understand ,  you have upgraded your oracle instant  - after that you can use the connection as MGIAP  as you were doing earlier.

Please correct me if I did not assume something correctly.

Thanks

Rishi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Also from the initial part of the error description , it looks like that the issue is with the Oracle instant client light present on the SAP System as it might not support the mentioned character-set of the remote system.

Please try as per previous comment - and let us know.  You might want to upgrade the oracle client to the Oracle Instant Client Full and then try ..

Thanks

Rishi

[former_member822355 · Accepted solution]

Magiap is the connection name, tns is sfa.dba.risogallo.it... I have just tried to tnsping sfa.dbsfa.risogallo.it .. what else could I check?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Can you please share the output of the TNSPING  to the connection sfa.dbsfa.risogallo.it

Also please share the tnsnames entry and the output from the above DB Connection.

Thanks

Rishi

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[former_member822355 · Accepted solution]

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