Linux How-to Create and Start a Listener on Oracle 11g R2 Step-by-Step Easy Guide

The Post Show Visually How-to Create and Start a Listener on Oracle 11g R2 by the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant.

And the Process of Getting Started on Oracle 11g Database Involve Several Steps Necessaries to Run the Database and Creating and Starting a Listener is Prerequisite to Successfully Starting the Database.

Finally, the Screenshots of the Steps Involved are Inserted here to shows you Visually the process.

Create and Start a Listener on Oracle 11g with Network Configuration Assistant

1. Open a Terminal Window
2. Login as oracle User

   su oracle

3. Access Oracle 11g Installation Folder

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin

   If $ORACLE_HOME Not Properly Set OR Do Not Find netca Look:

   locate Command Quick-Start

   The Link Contains How-to Locating Files, Directories, Images and Icons on Linux.
4. Starting the Net Configuration Assistant

   ./netca

   In Case of Error: Oracle Net Services configuration failed. The exit code is 1. Look

   Troubleshooting 11g Listener Creation

   The Linked Guide Contains Detailed Instructions on Troubleshooting Oracle 11g Listener "Oracle Net Services configuration failed. The exit code is 1".
5. Click on Next
   
6. Click on Next
   
7. Set Listener Name and Click on Next
   
8. Click on Next
   
9. Click on Next
   
10. Click on Next
    
11. You Should Find a Confirmation Notice on Terminal about Listener Creation and Start-Up
    

So the Listener is Now Created and Started. But before Starting to Manage you Oracle Database you Need also to Create and Start the Oracle 11g Database.

Here is the Link 2 How-to Create & Start a Database on Oracle 11g:

Oracle 11g Create Database

The Tutorial Contains Detailed Instructions on How-to Create a Database Instance on Oracle 11g Database.