| Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) for UNIX Systems: AIX-Based Systems, hp HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit), hp Tru64 UNIX, Linux x86, and Solaris Operating System (SPARC) Part No. B12087-01 |
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| Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) for UNIX Systems: AIX-Based Systems, hp HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit), hp Tru64 UNIX, Linux x86, and Solaris Operating System (SPARC) Part No. B12087-01 |
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This chapter describes the different types of Oracle Client installations that you can perform, as well as issues that you should consider before installing the software. It includes information about the following topics:
The Oracle Client installation process consists of four parts:
Planning your installation: This chapter describes the Oracle products that you can install and issues that you must consider before starting the installation.
Completing pre-installation tasks: Chapter 2 describes pre-installation tasks that you must complete before installing the product.
Installing software: Chapter 3 describes how to use the Oracle Universal Installer to install this product.
Completing post-installation tasks: Chapter 4 describes recommended and required post-installation tasks.
You can choose one of the following installation types when installing Oracle Client:
Administrator: Enables applications to connect to an Oracle database on the local system or on a remote system. It also provides tools that allow you to administer an Oracle database.
Runtime: Enables applications to connect to an Oracle database on the local system or on a remote system.
Custom: Allows you to select individual components from the list of Administrator and Runtime components.
Instant Client: Enables you to install only the shared libraries required by Oracle Call Interface applications that use the Instant Client feature. This installation type requires much less disk space than the other Oracle Client installation types.
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See Also: For more information about the Instant Client feature, see the Oracle Call Interface Programmer’s Guide. |
This section contains information that you should consider before deciding how to install this product. It contains the following sections:
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. The OracleMetaLink Web site is available at the following URL:
http://metalink.oracle.com
If you do not have a current Oracle Support Services contract, you can access the same information from the following Web site:
http://otn.oracle.com/support/metalink/content.html
This product supports multiple Oracle homes. This means that you can install this release or previous releases of the software more than once on the same system, in different Oracle home directories.
You must install this product into a new Oracle home directory. You cannot install products from one release of Oracle Client into an Oracle home directory of a different release. For example, you cannot install release 10.1 software into an existing Oracle9i Oracle home directory. If you attempt to install this release into an Oracle home directory that contains software from an earlier Oracle release, the installation fails.
You can install this release more than once on the same system provided that each installation is installed in a separate Oracle home directory.
