| Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for Windows Part Number B10131-01 |
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| Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for Windows Part Number B10131-01 |
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This chapter describes how to install Oracle Database Client.
This chapter contains these topics:
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Note: Review the information in Chapter 1, " Oracle Database Client Installation Overview" and complete the tasks listed in Chapter 2, " Oracle Database Client Preinstallation Tasks" before beginning the installation. |
The Oracle Database Client software is available on compact disc (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM) or you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Web site. In most cases, you use the graphical user interface (GUI) provided by Oracle Universal Installer to install the software. However, you can also use Oracle Universal Installer to complete noninteractive installations, without using the GUI. See Appendix B, " Oracle Database Client Advanced Installation Topics" for information about noninteractive installations.
This chapter describes how to install Oracle Database Client from the installation media or from a hard disk. To install the software from a hard disk, you must either download it from OTN and unpack it, or copy it from the compact discs, if you have them. See one of the following sections, depending on the method that you want to use:
To copy the software to a hard disk, see "Copying Oracle Database Client Software to a Hard Disk".
To install the software from compact disc or from an existing hard disk location, see "Installing Oracle Database Client".
To download the software from OTN, see the following section.
This section describes how to download the installation files from OTN and extract them on your hard disk.
Use any browser to access the software download page on OTN:
Navigate to each of the download pages for the products that you want to install.
On each download page, identify the required disk space by adding the file sizes for each required file. The file sizes are listed next to the filenames.
Select a file system with enough free space to store and expand the files. In most cases, the available disk space must be at least twice the size of all compressed files combined.
On the file system that you just selected, create a parent directory for each product you plan to install, for example OraDB10g, to hold the installation directories.
Download all of the installation files to the directories that you just created.
Verify that the files you downloaded are the same sizes as the corresponding files on OTN.
Extract the files in each directory that you just created.
When you have extracted all of the required installation files, see "Installing Oracle Database Client".
To copy the contents of the media to a hard disk:
Create a directory for the installation files on your hard drive. For example:
d:\install\Disk1
Copy the contents of the installation media to the directory that you just created.
When you have copied all of the required installation files, see "Installing Oracle Database Client".
The following sections describe how to install the Oracle software:
Review the following guidelines before starting Oracle Universal Installer:
Do not use Oracle Universal Installer from an earlier Oracle product release to install components from this release.
If you reinstall Oracle software into an Oracle home directory where Oracle Database Client is already installed, then you must also reinstall any components that were installed before you began the reinstallation.
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Note: Use the same installation media to install Oracle Database Client on all supported Windows platforms. |
Start Oracle Universal Installer and install the software, as follows:
Insert the CD labeled Oracle Database Client or navigate to the directory you created for the downloaded or copied installation files.
When installing from the installation media, the Autorun screen automatically appears. If the Autorun screen does not appear, then:
Click Start > Run.
Enter the following:
DRIVE_LETTER:\autorun\autorun.exe
The Autorun screen appears. Choose Install/Deinstall Products from the Autorun screen.
When installing from a hard disk, double-click setup.exe located in the directory you created for the downloaded or copied installation files.
The Welcome screen appears. Table 3-1 lists the recommended action for each screen.
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Note: The Configuration Assistants screens do not appear in an Instant Client installation. |
Use the following guidelines to complete the installation:
Follow the instructions displayed in Oracle Universal Installer screens. If you encounter errors while installing the software, then click Help or see Appendix D, " Oracle Database Client Installation Troubleshooting".
Do not install Oracle Database Client 10g release 1 (10.1) software into an existing Oracle home that contains Oracle9i or earlier software.
Do not modify the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) except by using a patch provided by Oracle Support Services. Oracle Universal Installer automatically installs the Oracle-supplied version of the JRE. This version is required to run Oracle Universal Installer and several Oracle assistants.
If you chose an installation type that runs Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA) in interactive mode, then you must provide detailed information about configuring your network. If you need assistance when using NetCA in interactive mode, then click Help on any screen.
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Note: If you chose a default installation, then Oracle Net Configuration Assistant runs noninteractively. |
When all of the configuration tools have finished, click Exit, then click Yes to exit from Oracle Universal Installer.
See Chapter 4, " Oracle Database Client Postinstallation Tasks" for information about tasks that you must complete after you have installed the software.
Optionally, delete the \temp\OraInstalldate_time directory if you want to remove the temporary files that were created during the installation process. The OraInstalldate_time directory holds about 45 MB of files.
Restarting your computer also removes the OraInstalldate_time directory.
Table 3-1 Oracle Universal Installer Screens
| Screen | Recommended Action |
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| Welcome | Click Next. |
| Specify File Locations | In the Destination section, accept the default values or enter the Oracle home name and directory path in which to install Oracle components.
Click Next. |
| Select Installation Type | Select Instant Client, Administrator, Runtime, or Custom. Click Next. |
| Summary | Review the information displayed, then click Install. |
| Install | The Install screen displays status information while the product is being installed. |
| Configuration Assistants | The Configuration Assistants screen displays status information for the configuration assistants that configure the software. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Welcome | You can choose Naming Methods configuration or let Oracle Net Configuration Assistant complete a typical configuration for you. If you want to choose, simply click Next. If you want a typical configuration, first click the Perform typical configuration checkbox and then click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Naming Methods Configuration, Select Naming Methods | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. Local Naming, the recommended naming method, is preselected. But you can remove it, add other naming methods, or change the order of selected naming methods by first clicking on the naming method and then clicking on the arrow keys. When you are done selecting naming methods, click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Service Name | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. Enter the service name of the database or other service you want to access and click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Select Protocols | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. Select the protocol used by the database you want to access and click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Your Protocol | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox, and its contents depend on which protocol you chose in the previous screen. If you chose TCP or TCPS, then this screen asks for a Host name and port number. If you chose IPC, then this screen asks for an IPC Key value. If you chose NMP, then this screen asks for a Computer Name and a pipe name. Supply the needed information and click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Test | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. It offers a pair of radio buttons enabling you to test or not test your connection to the database. Make your choice and click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration, Connecting | This screen appears only if you chose to test the connection in the previous screen. If the connection does not succeed, this screen instructs you to click Back to review the connection information you supplied or click Change Login to change username, password, or both. Click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. It lets you enter a name for this net service name. The default is the service name you entered earlier. Click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Another Net Service Name? | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. It asks if you want to enter another name for this net service name. Click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration Done | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. It tells you that net service name configuration is complete. Click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Naming Methods Configuration Done | This screen appears only if you did not click the Perform typical configuration checkbox. It tells you that naming methods configuration is complete. Click Next. |
| Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Done | Click Finish. |
| End of Installation | The End of Installation screen tells you installation was successful.
Click Exit, then click Yes. |
