生死血符大结局:ORA-3136 连接超时问题

1、alter_SID.log日志：

Fri Mar 20 11:01:10 2009
WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)
Fri Mar 20 11:02:15 2009
WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)
Fri Mar 20 11:22:43 2009
WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)

2、sqlnet.log日志

Fatal NI connect error 12170.

  VERSION INFORMATION:
 TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
 TCP/IP NT Protocol Adapter for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
 Oracle Bequeath NT Protocol Adapter for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
  Time: 20-MAR-2009 11:01:10

  Tracing not turned on.
  Tns error struct:
    ns main err code: 12535
    TNS-12535: TNS:operation timed out
    ns secondary err code: 12606
    nt main err code: 0
    nt secondary err code: 0
    nt OS err code: 0
  Client address: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.171.4.201)(PORT=3663))

3、参考官方说明关于该警告的说明：
Note:465043.1

The "WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)" in the alert log indicates that the client was not able to complete it's authentication within the period of time specified by parameter SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT.

You may also witness ORA-12170 without timeout error on the database server sqlnet.log file.
This entry would also have the clinet address which failed to get authenticated. Some applications or JDBC thin driver applications may not have these details.

可能的原因：
1.网络攻击，例如半开连接攻击
Server gets a connection request from a malicious client which is not supposed to connect to the database ,
in which case the error thrown is the correct behavior. You can get the client address for which the error was thrown via sqlnet log file.

2.Client在default 60秒内没有完成认证
The server receives a valid client connection request but the client takes a long time to authenticate more than the default 60 seconds.

3.DB负载太高
The DB server is heavily loaded due to which it cannot finish the client logon within the timeout specified.

这是和网络连接相关的一个错误,Metalink上给出了如下的解决方案:

1.set INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_=0 in listener.ora
2. set SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 0 in sqlnet.ora of server.
3. stop and start both listener and database.
4. Now try to connect to DB and observe the behaviour

这里重起数据库和Listener我认为是没有必要的,我们reload一下Listner应该就可以了. 

WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)
这个错误跟 oracle 监听的一个参数有关：SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
这个参数从9i开始引入，指定了客户端连接服务器并且提供认证信息的超时时间，如果超过这个时间客户端没有提供正确的认证信息，服务器会自动中止该连接请求，同时会记录试图连接的IP地址和ORA-12170: TNS:Connect timeout occurred错误。
这个参数的引入，主要是防止DoS攻击，恶意攻击者可以通过不停的开启大量连接请求，占用服务器的连接资源，使得服务器无法提供有效服务。在10.2.0.1起，该参数默认设置为60秒
但是，这个参数的引入也导致了一些相关的bug。比如：
Bug 5594769 - REMOTE SESSION DROPPED WHEN LOCAL SESSION SHARED AND INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT SET
Bug 5249163 - CONNECTS REFUSED BY TNSLSNR EVERY 49 DAYS FOR INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT SECONDS
该参数可以通过设置为0来禁用，在服务媏
设置sqlnet.ora文件：SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT＝0
设置listener.ora文件: INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_listenername＝0
然后reload或者重启监听

这是由于连接超时所产生的问题，在10.2.0.1.0版本中sqlnet.inbound_connect_timeout参数默认为60秒，即如果连接时间超过60秒则提示超时，而在其他10G版本中这两个参数默认为0，即无限制。

如何操作：
一、查看数据库中listener.ora中的inbound_connect_timeout参数值
1、进入lsnrctl，
LHXXDBS01:oraoms> lsnrctl
2、查看inbound_connect_timeout参数：
LSNRCTL> show inbound_connect_time
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=LHXXDBS)(PORT=1568)))
LISTENER parameter "inbound_connect_timeout" set to 0
The command completed successfully

如果inbound_connect_timeout参数值不为0，则可以修改为0
修改：
LSNRCTL> set inbound_connect_time 0
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=LHXXDBS)(PORT=1568)))
LISTENER parameter "inbound_connect_timeout" set to 0
The command completed successfully

二、修改/oracle/oms/102_64/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
Vi sqlnet.ora
SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 0
保持退出  wq!

三、重新载入listener
LSNRCTL> reload
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=LHXXDBS)(PORT=1568)))
The command completed successfully

第二天观察没有出现WARNING: inbound connection timed out (ORA-3136)连接超时的现象了。

引用一段Oracle文档说明如下:

SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
Purpose
Use the SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT parameter to specify the time, in seconds, for a client to connect with the database server and provide the necessary authentication information.

If the client fails to establish a connection and complete authentication in the time specified, then the database server terminates the connection. In addition, the database server logs the IP address of the client and an ORA-12170: TNS:Connect timeout occurred error message to the sqlnet.log file. The client receives either an ORA-12547: TNS:lost contact or an ORA-12637: Packet receive failed error message.

Without this parameter, a client connection to the database server can stay open indefinitely without authentication. Connections without authentication can introduce possible denial-of-service attacks, whereby malicious clients attempt to flood database servers with connect requests that consume resources.

To protect both the database server and the listener, Oracle Corporation recommends setting this parameter in combination with the INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_listener_name parameter in the listener.ora file. When specifying values for these parameters, consider the following recommendations:

Set both parameters to an initial low value.
Set the value of the INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_listener_name parameter to a lower value than the SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT parameter.
For example, you can set INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_listener_name to 2 seconds and INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT parameter to 3 seconds. If clients are unable to complete connections within the specified time due to system or network delays that are normal for the particular environment, then increment the time as needed.

See Also:
Oracle9i Net Services Administrator's Guide for information about configuring these parameters

Default
None

Example
SQLNET.INBOUND_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=3