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Preface

Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Typographic Conventions

Command Syntax

Accessing Documentation

Related Documentation

1 Installation Overview

Installation Overview

Oracle Client Installation Methods

Interactive Installation Methods

Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files

Oracle Client Installation Types

Installation Considerations

Hardware and Software Certification

Multiple Oracle Homes

Installing the Software on a System with an Existing Oracle Installation

2 Pre-installation Tasks

Log In to the System as root

Check the Hardware Requirements

Check the Software Requirements

Create Required UNIX Group and User

Creating the Oracle Inventory Group

Creating the Oracle Software Owner User

Identify Required Software Directories

Identify or Create an Oracle Base Directory

Configure the oracle User's Environment

3 Installation Tasks

Installation Overview

Download Oracle Software from the OTN Web Site

Copy the Oracle Client Software to a Hard Disk

Install the Oracle Client Software

Reviewing Product-Specific Installation Guidelines

Running the Oracle Universal Installer

4 Post-installation Tasks

Required Post-installation Tasks

Downloading and Installing Patches

Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Java Console

Connecting with Instant Client

Recommended Post-installation Tasks

Backing Up the root.sh Script

Setting Up User Accounts

Generating the Client Static Library

Required Product-Specific Post-installation Tasks

Configuring Oracle Net Services

Configuring Oracle Precompilers

Configuring Pro*C/C++

5 Removing Oracle Software

Removing Oracle Software

A Installing and Configuring Oracle Products Using Response Files

Introduction

Installation Overview

Create the oraInst.loc File

Prepare a Response File

Run the Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode

B Troubleshooting

Verify Requirements

What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs

Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session

Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants

Configuration Assistant Failure

Fatal Errors

Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling

Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

Index