Organizations and corporations already using Network Information Service (NIS) as part of their systems infrastructure have the option to store service names and addresses in NIS.
Meta Map
Specify the map, a special file, that contains the database service name.
For information about complete configuration, see Chapter 8 "Configuring Naming Methods" in the Oracle Net Services Administrator's Guide.
Oracle Net Services Configuration Overview
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