Oracle Listener is a software program that listens for incoming connection requests from client applications and establishes connections to the Oracle database server. Checking the status of the Oracle Listener is important to ensure that the database is accessible to clients and that the listener is functioning properly. There are several methods to check the status of the Oracle Listener, including using the Oracle Net Manager, the Oracle Enterprise Manager, or the command line.
The Oracle Net Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) tool that can be used to manage Oracle networking components, including the Oracle Listener. To check the status of the Oracle Listener using the Oracle Net Manager, open the Oracle Net Manager and expand the “Net Services” tree. The Oracle Listener status will be displayed in the right-hand pane.