Conection Error installing ArcSDE 10 for Oracle on Windows 2008 R2

FernandoHernangomez

I had installed Oracle 10g XE and ArcGIS Server 10 + SP1 on Windows 2008 Web Server R2 with no problems.
The problem is when i try the post-install on arcsde 10 for oracle (i tryed with x32, x64, and with its SP1). It asked me for 'sys password' and 'net services name' but i allways got 'Error conection to oracle'.
I have no problem coneccting to oracle with sqlplus and apex.
This is my tnsnames.ora

XE =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = ALBORGIS-VS3)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)
    )
  )

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = PLSExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
    )
  )

ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA = 
  (DESCRIPTION = 
    (ADDRESS_LIST = 
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE)) 
    ) 
    (CONNECT_DATA = 
      (SID = CLRExtProc) 
      (PRESENTATION = RO) 
    ) 
  ) 

In 'net services name' i used XE, ALBORGIS-VS3, its IP, localhost .... with the same result =>'Error conection to oracle'
Someone can help me ?
Thanks.

VinceAngelo

If the Esri website says it's supported, then it's supported (and known to work).

Other thoughts:

Even though Oracle has discontinued 10g support, their website doesn't indicate that XE support
has stopped (though it's understandably not the same that a paying client would get for 11g). 

There are other free databases available that operate with ArcSDE.

I'm not a fan of using operating systems which are significantly newer than the application software.
The software stack is generally more stable when the ArcSDE is newer than the database is newer
than the OS.

- V