That did the trick thanks Abe! Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 18, 2013, at 6:36 PM, "Abraham Elmahrek" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hey Nick, It looks like the connection you've provided is malformated. I think you want jdbc:oracle:thin:@bidevrac-scan.main.xxxx.com:1521/BIDEV<http://scan.main.xxxx.com:1521/BIDEV>. -Abe On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Sharath Punreddy <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: check this out: http://hortonworks.com/kb/using-apache-sqoop-for-data-import-from-relational-dbs/ On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Martin, Nick <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi all, I’ve stood up a new Hadoop cluster and am ready to use Sqoop to import some data from our Oracle databases. This is the Sqoop command I’m attempting to use, and the error is “TNS: listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor”. sqoop-import --direct --connect jdbc:oracle:thin:@bidevrac-scan.main.xxxx.com<http://bidevrac-scan.main.xxxx.com>:1521:BIDEV --table DI_CALENDAR –username xxx –password xxx --target-dir data We’ve checked and re-checked the TNS/Oracle side and wondering if anyone could help nudge us in the right direction. Thanks in advance, Nick -- Thank you Sharath Punreddy 2264 Shiloh Dr Aurora, IL 60503. Phone:630-636-1175<tel:630-636-1175>
