Oracle Database Client User Guide

Oracle® Database

Client Quick Installation Guide

11g Release 2 (11.2) for Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

E24348-04

September 2013

This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Database Client for Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit). It includes information about the following topics:

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Reviewing Information About This Guide

Logging In to the System as root

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Checking the Hardware Requirements

Checking the Software Requirements

Creating Required Operating System Group and User

Creating Required Directories

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Configuring the oracle User’s Environment

Mounting the Product Disc

Installing Oracle Database Client

Performing an In-place Oracle Database Client Upgrade

What to Do Next?

Additional Information

Documentation Accessibility

1 Reviewing Information About This Guide

This guide describes how to complete a default installation of Oracle Database Client on a system that does not have any Oracle software installed on it. If there is an existing Oracle software installation on this system, then refer to Oracle Database Client

Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris for more detailed installation instructions.

It describes how to install one of the following installation types:

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Instant Client:

Enables you to install only the shared libraries required by Oracle

Call Interface (OCI), Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI), Pro*C, or Java database connectivity (JDBC) OCI applications. This installation type requires much less disk space as compared to the other Oracle Database Client installation types.

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Administrator:

Enables applications to connect to an Oracle Database instance on the local system or on a remote system. It also provides tools that enable you to administer Oracle Database.

Runtime:

Enables applications to connect to an Oracle Database instance on the local system or on a remote system.

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Tip:

Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide for more information about the Instant Client feature

This guide does not describe how to install the Custom installation type.

Where to Get Additional Installation Information

For more detailed information about installing Oracle Database Client, refer to Oracle

Database Client Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris.

The product documentation for Oracle Database products is available in both HTML and PDF formats online on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

2 Logging In to the System as root

Before you install the Oracle software, you must complete several tasks as the root user. To log in as the root user, complete one of the following procedures:

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Unless you intend to complete a silent-mode installation, you must install the software from an X Window System workstation, an X terminal, or a PC or other system with X server software installed.

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Following are the steps for installing the software from an X Window System workstation or X terminal:

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Start a local terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm).

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If you are not installing the software on the local system, then enter the following command to enable the remote host to display X applications on the local X server:

$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name

For example:

$ xhost somehost.us.example.com

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If you are not installing the software on the local system, then use the ssh, rlogin

, or telnet command to connect to the system where you want to install the software:

$ telnet fully_qualified_remote_host_name

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If you are not logged in as the root user, then enter the following command to switch user to root:

$ sudo sh password:

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Following are the steps for installing the software from a PC or other system with

X server software:

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If necessary, refer to your X server documentation for more information about completing this procedure. Depending on the X server software that you are using, you may have to complete the tasks in a different order.

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Start the X server software.

Configure the security settings of the X server software to permit remote hosts to display X applications on the local system.

Connect to the remote system where you want to install the software and start a terminal session on that system, for example, an X terminal (xterm).

If you are not logged in as the root user on the remote system, then enter the following command to switch user to root:

$ sudo sh password:

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3 Checking the Hardware Requirements

The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

Memory Requirements

System Architecture

Disk Space Requirements

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3.1 Memory Requirements

The following are the memory requirements for installing Oracle Database 11g Release

2 (11.2):

At least 256 MB of physical RAM.

To determine the physical RAM size, enter the following command:

# /usr/sbin/prtconf | grep "Memory size"

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If the size of the physical RAM is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.

The following table describes the relationship between installed RAM and the configured swap space recommendation:

Note:

On Oracle Solaris, if you use non-swappable memory, like

ISM, then you should deduct the memory allocated to this space from the available RAM before calculating swap space.

RAM

256 MB

Between 256 MB and 512 MB

Swap Space

3 times the size of RAM

2 times the size of RAM

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Between 512 MB and 2 GB

Between 2 GB and 16 GB

More than 16 GB

Swap Space

1.5 times the size of RAM

Equal to the size of RAM

16 GB

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To determine the size of the configured swap space, enter the following command:

# /usr/sbin/swap -s

If necessary, refer to the operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.

To determine the available RAM and swap space, enter the following command:

# sar -r i n where, n is the number of seconds to delay for the next iterations and i is the number of iterations you want to test.

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Oracle recommends that you take multiple values for the available

RAM and swap space before finalizing a value. This is because the available RAM and swap space keep changing depending on the user interactions with the computer.

Contact your operating system vendor for swap space allocation guidance for your server. The vendor guidelines supersede the swap space requirements listed in this guide.

3.2 System Architecture

To determine whether the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command:

# /bin/isainfo -kv

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This command displays the processor type. Verify that the processor architecture matches the Oracle software release to install. If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system.

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3.3 Disk Space Requirements

The following are the disk space requirements for installing Oracle Database Client 11g

Release 2 (11.2):

The minimum disk space requirement for a client install in the /tmp directory is

180 MB.

To determine the amount of disk space available in the /tmp directory, enter the following command:

# df -h /tmp

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If there is less than 180 MB of free disk space available in the /tmp directory, then complete one of the following steps:

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Delete unnecessary files from the /tmp directory to meet the disk space requirement.

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Set the TMP and TMPDIR environment variables when setting the oracle user’s environment

Extend the file system that contains the /tmp directory. If necessary, contact the system administrator for information about extending file systems.

To determine the amount of free disk space available, enter the following command:

On Oracle Solaris 10:

# df -h

Installation Type

Instant Client

Administrator

Runtime

Requirement for Software Files

240 MB

1.7 GB

1.4 GB

4 Checking the Software Requirements

Depending on the products that you intend to install, verify that the following softwares are installed on the system.

Note:

Oracle Universal Installer performs checks on the system to verify that it meets the listed requirements. To ensure that these checks pass, verify the requirements before you start Oracle Universal

Installer.

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Operating System Requirements

Package and Patch Requirements

Compiler Requirements

Additional Software Requirements

4.1 Operating System Requirements

The following, or a later version, is the operating system requirement for Oracle

Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2):

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Oracle Solaris 10 U6 (5.10-2008.10)

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3), Oracle Database is also supported on the following operating system version (or later):

Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 SPARC

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No special kernel parameters or patches are required at the time of this release for Oracle Solaris 11. For Oracle Solaris 11 package requirements, see

"Package and Patch Requirements"

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To determine the distribution and version of Oracle Solaris installed, enter the following command:

# uname -r

5.10

In this example, the version shown is Oracle Solaris 10 (5.10). If necessary, refer to your operating system documentation for information about upgrading the operating system.

4.2 Package and Patch Requirements

The following packages and patches (or later versions) are required for installing

Oracle Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2) on Oracle Solaris 10:

Oracle Solaris 10

SUNWarc

SUNWbtool

SUNWhea

SUNWlibC

SUNWlibm

SUNWlibms

SUNWsprot

SUNWtoo

SUNWi1of

SUNWi1cs (ISO8859-1)

SUNWi15cs (ISO8859-15)

SUNWxwfnt

SUNWcsl

119963-14 or later (SunOS 5.10: Shared library patch for C++)

120753-06 or later (SunOS 5.10: Microtasking libraries (libmtsk) patch)

139574-03 or later (SunOS 5.10)

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The following patch is optional and may be required depending on your needs:

124861-15 or later (SunOS 5.10 Compiler Common patch for Sun C C++)

Oracle Solaris 11

The following packages (or later versions) are required for installing Oracle Database

Client 11g Release 2 (11.2) on Oracle Solaris 11: pkg://solaris/developer/build/make pkg://solaris/developer/assembler

You may also require additional font packages for Java, depending on your locale.

Refer to the following website for more information: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html

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Verifying Packages

To determine whether the required packages are installed, enter commands similar to the following:

# pkginfo -i SUNWarc SUNWbtool SUNWhea SUNWlibC SUNWlibms SUNWsprot \

SUNWtoo SUNWi1of SUNWi1cs SUNWi15cs SUNWxwfnt

If a package is not installed, then install it. Refer to your operating system or software documentation for information about installing packages.

Verifying Operating System Patches

To determine whether an operating system patch is installed, enter a command similar to the following:

# /usr/sbin/patchadd -p | grep patch_number(without version number)

For example, to determine if any version of the 119963 patch is installed, use the following command:

# /usr/sbin/patchadd -p | grep 119963

If an operating system patch is not installed, then download it from the My Oracle

Support website and install it: https://support.oracle.com/

4.3 Compiler Requirements

Oracle Solaris Studio 12 (C and C++ 5.9) is supported with Pro*C/C++, Oracle Call

Interface, Oracle C++ Call Interface, and Oracle XML Developer’s Kit (XDK) for Oracle

Database 11g Release 2.

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4.4 Additional Software Requirements

Depending on the components you want to use, you must ensure that the following software are installed:

Oracle JDBC/OCI Drivers

Separate 32-Bit Client Software for 64-Bit Platforms

Programming Languages

Browser Requirements

4.4.1 Oracle JDBC/OCI Drivers

Use JDK 6 (Java SE Development Kit 1.6.0.20) or JDK 5 (1.5.0.24) with the JNDI extension with the Oracle Java Database Connectivity and Oracle Call Interface drivers. However, these are not mandatory for the database installation. JDK 1.5 is installed with this release.

JDK 6 is the minimum level of JDK supported on Oracle Solaris 11.

4.4.2 Separate 32-Bit Client Software for 64-Bit Platforms

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), the 64-bit client software does not contain any 32-bit client binaries. If you require 32-bit client binaries on 64-bit platforms, then install the 32-bit binaries from the respective 32-bit client software.

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4.4.3 Programming Languages

The following products are certified for use with:

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Micro Focus Server Express 5.1

Pro* FORTRAN

Oracle Solaris Studio 12 Fortran F 95

4.4.4 Browser Requirements

You do not require a web browser to install Oracle Database. However, browsers are required to access documentation, and if you intend to use Oracle Enterprise Manager

Database Control and Oracle Application Express. Web browsers must support

JavaScript, and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control supports the following browsers:

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Control 11.2.0.3 and higher)

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 SP1

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Firefox 17.0.6 ESR (supports Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control 11.2.0.4)

Firefox 3.6

Firefox 3.5

Firefox 3.0.7

Firefox 2.0

Safari 4.0.x

Safari 3.2

Safari 3.1

Google Chrome 27.0 (supports Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control

11.2.0.4)

Google Chrome 4.0

Google Chrome 3.0

Netscape Navigator 9.0

Netscape Navigator 8.1

See Also:

Oracle Application Express Installation Guide

5 Creating Required Operating System Group and User

The following local operating system groups and users are required if you are installing Oracle Database:

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The Oracle Inventory group (typically, oinstall)

The Oracle software owner (typically, oracle)

To determine whether these group and user exist, and if necessary, to create them, follow these steps:

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To determine whether the oinstall group exists, enter the following command:

# more /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc

If the output of this command shows the oinstall group name, then the group exists.

If the oraInst.loc file exists, then the output from this command is similar to the following: inventory_loc=/u01/app/oracle/oraInventory inst_group=oinstall

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The inst_group parameter shows the name of the Oracle Inventory group, oinstall

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If necessary, enter the following commands to create the oinstall group:

# /usr/sbin/groupadd oinstall

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To determine whether the oracle user exists and belongs to the correct groups, enter the following command:

# id -a oracle

If the oracle user exists, this command displays information about the groups to which the user belongs. The output should be similar to the following, indicating that oinstall is the primary group and dba is a secondary group: uid=440(oracle) gid=200(oinstall) groups=201(dba),202(oper)

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If necessary, complete one of the following actions:

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If the oracle user exists, but its primary group is not oinstall or it is not a member of the dba group, then enter the following command:

# /usr/sbin/usermod -g oinstall -G dba oracle

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If the oracle user does not exist, enter the following command to create it:

# /usr/sbin/useradd -g oinstall [-G dba] oracle

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This command creates the oracle user and specifies oinstall as the primary group and dba as an optional secondary group.

Enter the following command to set the password of the oracle user:

# passwd -r files oracle

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6 Creating Required Directories

Create directories with names similar to the following, and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for them:

The Oracle base directory

An optional Oracle data file directory

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Before you create an Oracle base directory, you must identify an appropriate file system with sufficient free disk space.

Note:

If you do not want to create a separate Oracle data file directory, you can install the data files in a subdirectory of the Oracle base directory. However, this is not recommended for production databases.

To determine where to create these directories:

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Enter the following command to display information about all mounted file systems:

# df -k

This command displays information about all the file systems mounted on the system, including:

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The physical device name

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The total amount, used amount, and available amount of disk space, in kilobytes

The mount point directory for that file system

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From the display, identify either one or two file systems that meet the disk space requirements mentioned earlier in this section.

Note the name of the mount point directory for each file system that you identified.

In the following examples, /u01 is the mount point directory used for the software, and /u02 is the mount point directory used for the Oracle data file directory. You must specify the appropriate mount point directories for the file systems on your system.

To create the required directories and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for them:

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In the following procedure, replace /u01 and /u02 with the appropriate mount point directories that you identified in Step 3 previously.

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Enter the following command to create subdirectories in the mount point directory that you identified for the Oracle base directory:

# mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle

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If you intend to use a second file system for the Oracle Database files, then create an oradata subdirectory in the mount point directory that you identified for the

Oracle data file directory (shown as /u02 in the examples):

# mkdir /u02/oradata

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Change the owner and group of the directories that you created to the oracle user and the oinstall group:

# chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oracle

# chown -R oracle:oinstall /u02/oradata

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Change the permissions on the directories that you created to 775:

# chmod -R 775 /u01/app/oracle

# chmod -R 775 /u02/oradata

7 Configuring the oracle User’s Environment

You run Oracle Universal Installer from the oracle account. However, before you start

Oracle Universal Installer, you must configure the environment of the oracle user. To configure the environment, you must:

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Set the default file mode creation mask (umask) to 022 in the shell startup file.

Set the DISPLAY environment variable.

To set the oracle user’s environment:

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Start a new terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm).

Enter the following command to ensure that X Window applications can display on this system:

$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name

For example:

$ xhost somehost.us.example.com

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If you are not logged in to the system where you want to install the software, then log in to that system as the oracle user.

If you are not logged in as the oracle user, then switch user to oracle:

$ su - oracle

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To determine the default shell for the oracle user, enter the following command:

$ echo $SHELL

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To run the shell startup script, enter one of the following commands:

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Bash shell:

$ . ./.bash_profile

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Bourne or Korn shell:

$ . ./.profile

C shell:

% source ./.login

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If you are not installing the software on the local computer, then run the following command on the remote system to set the DISPLAY variable:

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Bourne, Bash or Korn shell:

$ export DISPLAY=local_host:0.0

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% setenv DISPLAY local_host:0.0

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In this example, local_host is the host name or IP address of the local computer to use to display Oracle Universal Installer.

Run the following command on the remote system to check if the shell and the

DISPLAY environmental variable are set correctly: echo $SHELL echo $DISPLAY

Now to enable X applications, run the following commands on the local computer:

$ xhost + fully_qualified_remote_host_name

To verify that X applications display is set properly, run a X11 based program that comes with the operating system such as xclock:

$ xclock

In this example, you can find xclock at /usr/X11R6/bin/xclocks. If the DISPLAY variable is set properly, then you can see xclock on your computer screen.

See Also:

PC-X Server or operating system vendor documents for further assistance

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If you determined that the /tmp directory has less than 1 GB of free disk space, then identify a file system with at least 1 GB of free space and set the TMP and

TMPDIR

environment variables to specify a temporary directory on this file system:

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To determine the free disk space on each mounted file system use the following command:

# df -h /tmp

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If necessary, enter commands similar to the following to create a temporary directory on the file system that you identified, and set the appropriate permissions on the directory:

$ sudo mkdir /mount_point/tmp

$ sudo chmod a+wr /mount_point/tmp

# exit

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Enter commands similar to the following to set the TMP and TMPDIR environment variables:

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Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

$ TMP=/mount_point/tmp

$ TMPDIR=/mount_point/tmp

$ export TMP TMPDIR

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C shell:

% setenv TMP /mount_point/tmp

% setenv TMPDIR /mount_point/tmp

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Enter commands similar to the following to set the ORACLE_BASE and ORACLE_SID environment variables:

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Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

$ ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle

$ ORACLE_SID=sales

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$ export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID

C shell:

% setenv ORACLE_BASE /u01/app/oracle

% setenv ORACLE_SID sales

In this example, /u01/app/oracle is the Oracle base directory that you created or identified earlier and sales is the database name (typically no more than five characters).

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Enter the following commands to ensure that the ORACLE_HOME and TNS_ADMIN environment variables are not set:

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Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

$ unset ORACLE_HOME

$ unset TNS_ADMIN

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% unsetenv ORACLE_HOME

% unsetenv TNS_ADMIN

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If the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set, then Oracle

Universal Installer uses the value that it specifies as the default path for the Oracle home directory. However, if you set the ORACLE_BASE environment variable, then Oracle recommends that you unset the

ORACLE_HOME

environment variable and choose the default path suggested by Oracle Universal Installer.

8 Mounting the Product Disc

On most Oracle Solaris systems, the product disc mounts automatically when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, then follow these steps to mount it:

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Switch user to root:

$ su - root

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If necessary, enter a command similar to the following to eject the currently mounted disc, then remove it from the drive:

# eject

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Insert the disc into the disc drive.

To verify that the disc mounted automatically, enter a command similar to the following:

# ls /dvd/dvd0

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If this command fails to display the contents of the disc, then enter a command similar to the following:

# /usr/sbin/mount -r -F hsfs /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 /dvd

In this example, /dvd is the disc mount point directory and /dev/dsk/cxtydzs2 is the device name for the disc device, for example /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2.

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If Oracle Universal Installer displays the Disk Location dialog box, then enter the disc mount point directory path. For example:

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/dvd/dvd0

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/dvd

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9 Installing Oracle Database Client

After configuring the oracle user’s environment, start Oracle Universal Installer and install Oracle Database as follows:

To start Oracle Universal Installer, enter the following command:

$ /mount_point/db/runInstaller

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If Oracle Universal Installer does not start, then refer to Oracle Database Client

Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris for information about how to troubleshoot X

Window display problems.

The following table describes the recommended action for each Oracle Universal

Installer screen. Use the following guidelines to complete the installation:

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If you need more assistance, or to choose an option that is not a default, then click Help for additional information.

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If you encounter errors while installing or linking the software, then refer to

Oracle Database Installation Guide for information about troubleshooting.

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If you have completed the tasks listed previously, then you can complete the installation by choosing the default values on most screens.

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If you have an existing Oracle Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2) installed on your system, the Select Installation Mode screen is displayed. Select New

Install

to install Oracle Database Client software in to a new location.

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), to upgrade to an earlier release of Oracle Database Client, select Upgrade and follow the instructions in

"Performing an In-place Oracle Database Client Upgrade" on page 16

In the Select Installation Type screen, select the type of installation: Instant

Client, Administrator, or Runtime and click Next.

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), you can use the

Software Updates feature to dynamically download and apply latest updates.

In the Download Software Updates screen, select one of the following options and click Next:

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Use My Oracle Support credentials for download to download and apply the latest software updates.

Click Proxy Settings to configure a proxy for Oracle Universal Installer to use to connect to the Internet. Provide the proxy server information for your site, along with a user account that has access to the local area

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network through which the server is connecting. Starting with Oracle

Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3), you can enter the Proxy Realm information if required. The proxy realm information is case-sensitive.

Click Test Connection to ensure that your proxy settings are correctly entered, and the installer can download the updates.

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Use pre-downloaded software updates to apply previously downloaded software updates.

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Skip Software Updates if you do not want to apply any updates.

The Apply Software Updates screen is displayed if you select to download the software updates or provide the pre-downloaded software downloads location. If you selected Use My Oracle Support credentials for download in the previous screen, then select Download and apply all updates, and click

Next

. If you selected Use pre-downloaded software updates in the previous screen, then select Apply all updates, and click Next.

The Select Product Languages screen enables you to select the language in which you want to run the product.

Select the product language from the Available Languages list, transfer it to the Selected Languages list. Click Next.

This screen is not displayed if you select Instant Client as the type of

installation in Step 2.

In the Specify Installation Location screen, enter the following details:

Oracle Base:

This path appears by default. You can change the path based on your requirement. The Oracle Base section is not displayed if you select

Instant Client as the type of installation in Step 2.

In the Software Location section, accept the default value or enter the Oracle home directory path in which you want to install Oracle components. The directory path should not contain spaces. Click Next.

In the Create Inventory screen, you are prompted by the installer to specify the directory path for central inventory the first time you install Oracle software on your computer. Select the oraInventory Group Name of the operating

system group that should own the Oracle Inventory directory (the Oracle

Inventory group)

, and click Next.

Note:

By default, the Oracle Inventory directory is not installed under the Oracle Base directory. This is because all Oracle software installations share a common Oracle Inventory, so there is only one

Oracle Inventory for all users, whereas there is a separate Oracle Base for each user.

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The Perform Prerequisite Checks screen verifies if your computer meets the minimum system requirements to install the desired product. Click Next.

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: Oracle recommends that you use caution in checking the Ignore All option. If you check this option, then Oracle Universal Installer may not confirm that your system can install Oracle Database successfully.

Review the information displayed in the Summary screen, and click Finish.

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Note:

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), you can save all the installation steps into a response file by clicking Save

Response File

. Later, this file can be used for a silent installation.

10.

The Install Product screen states the progress of a client installation. After

Oracle Database Client is installed, you are prompted to execute the root configuration script for new inventory as a root user. Execute the root.sh script as a root user to complete the installation, and click OK.

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In the Finish screen, click Close to exit Oracle Universal Installer.

10 Performing an In-place Oracle Database Client Upgrade

Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), you can perform an in-place upgrade of Oracle Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2) using the following instructions:

Note:

If you do not have an existing Oracle Database Client 11g

Release 2 (11.2) upgradable home on your sytem, you cannot perform an in-place upgrade.

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After configuring the oracle user’s environment, start Oracle Universal Installer using the following command:

$ /mount_point/db/runInstaller

See Also:

"Running Oracle Universal Installer" section in Oracle

Database Client Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris

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The Select Installation Mode screen is displayed only if you have an existing

Oracle Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1) or later installed on your system.

Select Upgrade to upgrade the existing Oracle Database Client software to the latest version.

In the Specify Installation Location screen, accept the default Software Location value or enter the Oracle home directory path in which you want to install Oracle components. The directory path should not contain spaces. Click Next.

In the Download Software Updates screen, select one of the following options, and click Next:

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Use pre-downloaded software updates

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Skip software updates

See Step 3 in "Installing Oracle Database Client" on page 14 for more information

about the options in the Download Software Updates screen.

The Apply Software Updates screen is displayed if you select to download the software updates or provide the pre-downloaded software updates location. Select either Download and apply all updates or Apply all updates, as applicable, and click Next.

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See Step 4 in

"Installing Oracle Database Client" on page 14 for more information

about the options in the Apply Software Updates screen.

The Select Product Languages screen enables you to select the language in which you want to run the product.

Select the product language from the Available Languages list, transfer it to the

Selected Languages list. Click Next.

The Perform Prerequisite Checks screen verifies if your computer meets the minimum system requirements to install the desired product. Click Next.

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Review the information displayed in the Summary screen, and click Install.

The Install Product screen displays the progress of the client upgrade.

10.

Review the information in the Finish screen and click Close to exit Oracle

Universal Installer.

See Also:

"Updating the Existing Software with the Current Version" and "Performing an In-place Oracle Database Client Upgrade Using the Response File" sections in Oracle Database Client Installation Guide

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11 What to Do Next?

To become familiar with this release of Oracle Database, it is recommended that you complete the following tasks:

Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control using a web browser.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control is a web-based application that you can use to manage a single Oracle Database installation. The default URL for

Database Control is similar to the following: http://host.domain:1158/em/

To log in, use the user name SYS and connect as SYSDBA. Use the password that you specified for this user during the Oracle Database 11g installation.

Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris and Oracle Database

Client Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris for information about required and optional postinstallation tasks, depending on the products to use.

Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris for information about how to use Database Control to learn about the configuration of your installed database.

To learn more about using Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control to administer a database, refer to Oracle Database 2 Day DBA.

The Oracle Database 2 Day DBA is designed for new Oracle DBAs and describes how to use Database Control to manage all aspects of an Oracle Database installation. It also provides information about how to enable e-mail notifications and automated backups, which you might not have configured during the installation.

12 Additional Information

This section contains information about the following:

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Purchasing Licenses and Version Updates

Contacting Oracle Support Services

Locating Product Documentation

Product Licenses

You are welcome to install and evaluate the products included in this media pack for

30 days under the terms of the Trial License Agreement. However, you must purchase a program license if you want to continue using any product after the 30 day evaluation period. See the following section for information about purchasing program licenses.

Purchasing Licenses and Version Updates

You can purchase program licenses and updated versions of Oracle products from the

Oracle Store website: https://shop.oracle.com

Contacting Oracle Support Services

If you have purchased Oracle Product Support, you can call Oracle Support Services for assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information about purchasing

Oracle Product Support or contacting Oracle Support Services, go to the Oracle

Support Services website: http://www.oracle.com/support

Locating Product Documentation

Product documentation includes information about configuring, using, or administering Oracle products on any platform. The product documentation for

Oracle Database products is available in both HTML and PDF formats online on the

Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

13 Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle

Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc

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Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info

or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs

if you are hearing impaired.

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