Figure 105: SQLPlus connection Check that the output is something like the example output below: C:\>sqlplus pilot/pilot@viz-xw4300/xe SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Jun 20 12:17:19 2007 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production SQL> The example output above shows that the database is placed on a remote machine, named viz-xw4300, thus the connection string @viz-xw4300/xe is needed (hostname/SID) or just the TNS name. C:\>sqlplus pilot/pilot@VIZRTDB Note: The above screenshot and output example use the SID XE. This is the default SID for Oracle 10g XE, which is an Oracle âtest databaseâ. Chapter 14: Database Administration 229