Contents

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Preface

Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documentation

Conventions

Command Syntax

Accessing Documentation

Third Party Software Notices

1 Installation Overview

1.1 Overview of Client Installation

1.2 Oracle Client Installation Methods

1.2.1 Interactive Installation Methods

1.2.2 Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files

1.3 Oracle Client Installation Types

1.4 Installation Considerations

1.4.1 Hardware and Software Certification

1.4.2 Multiple Oracle Homes

1.4.2.1 Installing the Software on a System with an Existing Oracle Installation

2 Preinstallation Tasks

2.1 Logging In to the System as root

2.2 Checking the Hardware Requirements

2.3 Checking the Software Requirements

2.3.1 Instant Client Light Requirements

2.4 Creating Required Operating System Group and User

2.4.1 Creating the Oracle Inventory Group

2.4.2 Creating the Oracle Software Owner User

2.4.2.1 Determining Whether an Oracle Software Owner User Exists

2.4.2.2 Creating an Oracle Software Owner User

2.4.2.3 Modifying an Oracle Software Owner User

2.5 Identifying Required Software Directories

2.5.1 Oracle Base Directory

2.5.2 Oracle Inventory Directory

2.5.3 Oracle Home Directory

2.6 Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory

2.6.1 Identifying an Existing Oracle Base Directory

2.6.2 Creating an Oracle Base Directory

2.7 Configuring the oracle User's Environment

3 Installation Tasks

3.1 Reviewing Component-Specific Installation Guidelines

3.2 Accessing the Installation Software

3.2.1 Downloading Oracle Software from the OTN Web Site

3.2.1.1 Downloading the Installation Archive Files

3.2.1.2 Extracting the Installation Files

3.2.2 Copying the Software to the Hard Disk

3.2.2.1 Mounting Discs

3.2.2.2 Copying the Oracle Client Software to a Hard Disk

3.3 Installing the Oracle Client Software

3.3.1 Reviewing Product-Specific Installation Guidelines

3.3.2 Running Oracle Universal Installer

4 Postinstallation Tasks

4.1 Required Postinstallation Tasks

4.1.1 Downloading and Installing Patches

4.1.2 Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Java Console

4.1.3 Updating Instant Client

4.1.4 Connecting with Instant Client

4.2 Recommended Postinstallation Tasks

4.2.1 Configuring Instant Client Light

4.2.2 Creating a Backup of the root.sh Script

4.2.3 Connecting Instant Client or Instant Client Light to an Oracle Database

4.2.3.1 Specifying a Connection by Using the Easy Connect Naming Method

4.2.3.2 Specifying a Connection by Configuring a tnsnames.ora File

4.2.3.3 Specifying a Connection by Using an Empty Connect String and the LOCAL Environment Variable

4.2.4 Setting Up User Accounts

4.2.5 Setting the NLS_LANG Environment Variable

4.2.6 Generating the Client Static Library

4.3 Required Product-Specific Postinstallation Tasks

4.3.1 Configuring Oracle Net Services

4.3.2 Configuring Oracle Precompilers

4.3.2.1 Configuring Pro*C/C++

4.3.2.2 Configuring Pro*FORTRAN

4.3.3 Configuring OCCI

4.3.4 Configuring ODBC

5 Removing Oracle Software

5.1 Removing Oracle Software

A Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Using Response Files

A.1 Introduction

A.1.1 Installation Overview

A.2 Preparing a Response File

A.2.1 Editing a Response File Template

A.2.2 Recording a Response File

A.3 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode

B Globalization Support

B.1 About NLS_LANG Environment Variable

B.2 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages

C Troubleshooting

C.1 Verify Requirements

C.2 X Window Display Errors

C.3 What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs?

C.4 Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session

C.5 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants

C.5.1 Configuration Assistant Failure

C.5.2 Fatal Errors

C.6 Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling

C.7 Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

D Frequently Asked Questions About Installation

D.1 Installing Oracle Database or Oracle Database Client

D.2 Installing Oracle Database Tools

D.3 Installing Oracle Database with Oracle Applications

D.4 Installing Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity Tools (Gateways)

Index