vSphere 5.5 JDBC URL Formats for Microsoft SQL Server Databases

For Microsoft SQL Server databases, you can use the following example JDBC URLs as a model:
n Connect to default (unnamed) SQL Server instance by host name:
jdbc:sqlserver://host;databaseName=database
n Connect to named instance by host name and instance name:
jdbc:sqlserver://host;instanceName=instance;databaseName=database
n Connect to SQL Server by host name and port:
jdbc:sqlserver://host:port;databaseName=database
n Connect by port:
jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1422;databaseName\=VIM_VCDB (user name, password, and database type
to be passed separately)
n Connect to local server with integrated security:
jdbc:sqlserver://localhost\\SQLEXP_VIM;databaseName=VIM_VCDB;integratedSecurity=true
n Connect to local server without integrated security:
jdbc:sqlserver://localhost\\SQLEXP_VIM;databaseName\=VIM_VCDB (user name, password, and
database type to be passed separately)
VMware vCenter Server JDBC configuration for Microsoft SQL Server might not work by default with direct
IPv6 addresses. You must use one of the following forms:
n Use the host name form for a standard Type-4 JDBC URL (recommended):
jdbc:sqlserver://database-fully-qualified-host-name:port
n Use direct IPv6 address format:
jdbc:sqlserver://;serverName=[IPv6-address]
For more information about JDBC URL formatting for MS SQL databases, including port and instance
configuration options, see the msdn.microsoft.com Web site. At the time of this topic's publication, the
information was available at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms378428.aspx.
JDBC URL Formats for Oracle Databases
For Oracle databases, you can use the following example JDBC URLs as a model:
n This format requires host name and address, port (default 1521) and service name (for example,
"oracle.world"):
jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port/service
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n This format requires host name and address, port (default 1521) and SID (for example, "ORCL"):
jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port:SID
n This format is for a fully configured Oracle client with Oracle Net, which is useful for non-TCP
configuration or Oracle RAC (real application clusters):
jdbc:oracle:thin:@tnsname
n The following example is for an Oracle RAC with a thin driver, without the full Oracle client installed:
jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rac1-vip)(PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=rac2-vip)(PORT=1521))(LOAD_BALANCE=yes)(FAILOVER=ON)
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=RAC.DBTEAM)(FAILOVER_MODE=(BACKUP=rac1)
(TYPE=SELECT)(METHOD=BASIC)))))
In this example, rac1-vip is first node virtual IP, rac2-vip is second node virtual IP, RAC.DBTEAM is RAC
DB service name, and rac1 is name of failover node.
For more information about JDBC URL formatting for Oracle databases, see the oracle.com Web site.