hi
(1) Oracle server 11.2.0.1.0 on Redhat linux 5.
(2) Oracle client (64 bit), ArcSDE 10.1 installed on Windows 2008 R2.
(3) ArcGIS desktop 10.1, Oracle client (32 bit) on Windows 7 (direct connection is succesful with oracle serever).
The following command is used where ArcSDE is installed.
sdedbtune -o alter -k defaults -P geometry_storage -v sdo_geometry -s 194.61.63.132 -D newdb -u sde
ArcSDE 10.1
Attribute Administration Utility
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Error: Entry for SDE instance not found in services file (-102).
Error: Could not create a connection on server 194.61.63.132, for user sde.