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Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for 64-Bit Windows Part No. B13804-02 |
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Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for 64-Bit Windows Part No. B13804-02 |
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This chapter describes the tasks that you must complete before you start Oracle Universal Installer.
This chapter contains these topics:
The following hardware components are required for Oracle Database Client:
RAM: 1 GB minimum
Virtual memory: 512 MB
Disk space: see Table 2-1
Temp disk space: 100 MB
Video adapter: 256 color
Processor: Itanium 2 or higher for each installation type
This section lists system requirements for Windows NT File System (NTFS) file systems. FAT32 space requirements are slightly larger. Oracle recommends installing Oracle components on NTFS.
The NTFS system requirements listed in this section are more accurate than the hard disk values reported by the Oracle Universal Installer Summary screen. The Summary screen does not include the space required to create a database or the size of compressed files that are expanded on the hard drive.
The hard disk requirements for Oracle Database Client components include space required to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Oracle Universal Installer on the partition where the operating system is installed. If sufficient space is not detected, then installation fails and an error message appears.
Table 2-1 lists the space requirements for NTFS.
Table 2-1 Hard Disk Space Requirements for NTFS
| Installation Type | System Drive | Oracle Home Drive |
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| Administrator | 90 MB | 790 MB |
| Runtime | 50 MB | 298 MB |
| Instant Client | 70 MB | 106 MB |
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See Also: "About NTFS File System and Windows Registry Permissions" in Oracle Database Platform Guide for Windows |
To ensure that the system meets these requirements, follow these steps:
Determine the physical RAM size. For a computer using Windows XP, for example, open System in the control panel and select the General tab. If the size of the physical RAM installed in the system is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.
Determine the size of the configured virtual memory (also known as paging file size). For a computer using Windows XP, for example, open System in the control panel, select the Advanced tab, click Settings in the Performance section. Then select the Advanced tab and click Change in the Virtual Memory section.
If necessary, see your operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.
Determine the amount of free disk space on the system. For a computer using Windows XP, for example, open My Computer, right-click the drive where the Oracle software is to be installed, and choose Properties.
Determine the amount of disk space available in the temp directory. This is equivalent to the total amount of free disk space, minus what will be needed for the Oracle software to be installed.
If there is less than 140 MB of disk space available in the temp directory, then first delete all unnecessary files. If the temp disk space is still less than 140 MB, then set the TEMP or TMP environment variable to point to a different hard drive. For a computer using Windows XP, for example, open the System control panel, select the Advanced tab, and click Environment Variables.
Table 2-2 lists the software requirements for Oracle Database Client.
Table 2-2 Software Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
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| System Architecture | Itanium 2 64-bit
Note: Oracle provides both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Oracle Database for Windows. Currently, the 64-bit version of the database must run on the 64-bit version of the operating system. The 32-bit version of the database must run on the 32-bit version of the operating system. |
| Operating System | Oracle Database Client for 64-bit Windows is supported on the following operating systems:
Windows Multilingual User Interface Pack is supported on Windows XP 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2003. |
| Compiler | The following components are supported with the Microsoft Platform SDK and Intel Electron C 7.1 compilers:
Object Oriented COBOL (OOCOBOL) specifications are not supported. |
| Network Protocol | The Oracle Net foundation layer uses Oracle protocol support to communicate with the following industry-standard network protocols:
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The platform-specific hardware and software requirements included in this installation guide were current at the time this guide was published. However, because new platforms and operating system software versions might be certified after this guide is published, review the certification matrix on the OracleMetaLink Web site for the most up-to-date list of certified hardware platforms and operating system versions. This Web site also provides compatible client an database versions, patches, and workaround information for bugs. The OracleMetaLink Web site is available at the following URL:
You must register online before using OracleMetaLink. After logging in, select Certify & Availability from the left-hand column. From the Product Lifecycle page, select the Certifications button. Other Product Lifecycle options include Product Availability, Desupport Notices, and Alerts.
The following sections list the following certification information:
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 include a Telnet Service that allows remote users to log on to the operating system and run console programs using the command line, in the same way that they do on UNIX. Oracle supports the use of command line utilities, such as SQL*Plus, Export, Import, and SQL*Loader, using this feature, but does not support their GUI tools.
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Note: Ensure that the Telnet service is started on the Services control panel. |
Oracle supports Remote Desktop Connection on Windows XP and Terminal Services on Windows Server 2003. However, installation of Oracle components from a remote Terminal Services Client on to a 64-bit Windows server that is running a Terminal Server service is not supported. Start all configuration tools from the Terminal Server console and not from the Terminal Services Client.
Oracle Connection Manager is not supported with Windows Terminal Services.
Platform-specific support information is as follows:
Windows XP: The Remote Desktop is only available in Single User Mode.
Windows Server 2003: You can configure Windows Server 2003 to use Terminal Services in Remote Desktop for Administration Mode or Terminal Server Mode.
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The following components are not supported on Windows XP:
Oracle Enterprise Integration Gateways, which include the following:
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control CD
A 64-bit Windows version of Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control is not available in this release.
Oracle Fail Safe is not available with the initial 10g release 1 (10.1) version for 64-bit Windows. Oracle Fail Safe will be available in a future release.
