IPv6 Formatting for JDBC and SQLPlus

Hey all!
Seems new right? But it’s available since 11gR2.
Not needed to explain what is IPV6, right? Any questions, go here.

In summary the only thing you need is to enclose the IPv6 address in square brackets. Like this:

For Easy Connect on IPV4:

SQL> connect user/pass@172.23.10.40:1521/GREPORADB
Connected.

For Easy Connect on IPV6:

SQL> connect user/pass@[1:95e05a:g0d:da7a:2007]:1521/GREPORADB
Connected.

For JDBC (thin) IPV4:

url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=
(LOAD_BALANCE=on) (ADDRESS_LIST=
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=172.23.10.40) (PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=172.23.10.41)(PORT=1521)))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=GREPORADB)))"

For JDBC (OCI) IPV4:

url="jdbc:oracle:oci:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=172.23.10.40)(PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=GREPORADB)))"

For JDBC (thin) IPV6:

url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=
(LOAD_BALANCE=on) (ADDRESS_LIST=
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=[1:95e05a:g0d:da7a:2007]) (PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=[1:95e05a:g0d:da7a:2006])(PORT=1521)))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=GREPORADB)))"

For JDBC (OCI) IPV6:

url="jdbc:oracle:oci:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=[1:95e05a:g0d:da7a:2007])(PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=GREPORADB)))"

As you can imagine, the same applies to your TNSNAMES entries.

Also, according to this, it can be used even for your LISTENER:

LISTENER =
 (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
  (DESCRIPTION =
   (ADDRESS =
    (PROTOCOL = TCP)
    (HOST = [1:95e05a:g0d:da7a:2007])(PORT =1521))
  )
 )

Cheers!