1. Ping Oracle.
tnsping SID
2. Get the SID.
SHOW PARAMETER instance_name;
3. JDBC driver.
oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
4. JDBC driver URL pattern.
jdbc:oracle:thin:@HOST:PORT:SID
5. Date greater than clause.
date_col > TO_DATE('2015-01-01','yyyy-MM-dd')
date_col > '01-Jan-2015'