Database Client Installation Guide - Oracle

1 Oracle DatabaseDatabase Client Installation Guide19c for LinuxE96433-15 February 2022 Oracle Database Database Client Installation Guide , 19c for LinuxE96433-15 Copyright 2015, 2022, Oracle and/or its Author: Prakash JashnaniContributing Authors: Douglas Williams, Subhash ChandraContributors: Jean-Francois Verrier, Neha Avasthy, Kalambhatti Prashanth, Prasad Bagal, SubhranshuBanerjee, Tammy Bednar, Eric Belden, Gavin Bowe, Robert Chang, Darcy Christensen, Kiran Chamala,Jonathan Creighton, Benoit Dageville, Sudip Datta, Jim Erickson, Marcus Fallen, Joseph Francis, RichardRoddy, Allan Graves, Barbara Glover, Aneesh Khandelwal, Joel Kallman, Eugene Karichkin, Jai Krishnani,Sangeeth Kumar, Kevin Jernigan, Christopher Jones, Prasad Kuruvadi Nagaraj, Bryn Llewellyn, Saar Maoz,Sunil Surabhi, Gopal Mulagund, Sue Lee, Rich Long, Barb Lundhild, Rudregowda Mallegowda,Padmanabhan Manavazhi, Mughees Minhas, Krishna Mohan, Matthew McKerley, John McHugh, GurudasPai, Satish Panchumarthy , Rajesh Prasad, Rajendra Pingte, Sivaselvam Narayanasamy, Srinivas Poovala,Mohammed Shahnawaz Quadri, Sangeeth Jose, Gurumurthy Ramamurthy.

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6 Configuration2-23 Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database Client on LinuxAbout Oracle linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel3-1 Reviewing Operating system Security Common Practices3-2 About Operating system Requirements3-2 Using Oracle RPM Checker on IBM: linux on system z3-2 Operating system Requirements for x86-64 linux Platforms 3-3 Supported Oracle linux 8 Distributions for x86-643-4 Supported Oracle linux 7 Distributions for x86-643-6 Supported Red Hat Enterprise linux 8 Distributions for x86-643-9 Supported Red Hat Enterprise linux 7 Distributions for x86-643-11iiiSupported SUSE linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for x86-643-13 Supported SUSE linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-643-15 Installing Operating system Packages3-17 Operating system Requirements for IBM: linux on system z3-18 Supported Red Hat Enterprise linux 8 Distributions for IBM: linux on system z3-18 Supported Red Hat Enterprise linux 7 Distributions for IBM: linux on system z3-19 Supported SUSE linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for IBM: linux on system z3-20 Supported SUSE linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for IBM.

7 linux on system z3-21 Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux3-24 Installing PAM for Login Authentication on Linux3-24 Installing Oracle Messaging Gateway3-24 Installation Requirements for ODBC and LDAP3-25 About ODBC Drivers and Oracle Database3-25 Installing ODBC Drivers for linux x86-643-25 About LDAP and Oracle Plug-ins3-25 Installing the LDAP Package3-26 Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux3-26 Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for linux x86-643-26 Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for IBM: linux onSystem z3-27 Installation Requirements for Web Browsers3-28 Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux3-284 Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle DatabaseClientRequired Operating system Groups and Users4-1 Determining If an Oracle Inventory and Oracle Inventory Group Exist4-2 Creating the Oracle Inventory Group If an Oracle Inventory Does Not Exist4-2 About Oracle Installation Owner Accounts4-3 Identifying an Oracle Software Owner User Account4-3 Creating Operating system Oracle Installation User Accounts4-4 Creating an Oracle Software Owner User4-4 Environment Requirements for Oracle Software Owners4-4 Procedure for Configuring Oracle Software Owner Environments4-5 Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration4-7 Unsetting Oracle Installation Owner Environment Variables4-85 Installing Oracle Database ClientAbout Image-Based Oracle Database Client Installation5-1 Downloading Oracle Software5-2ivDownloading the

8 Installation Archive Files from Oracle Website5-2 Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal5-3 About Character Set Selection During Installation5-3 Running the Installer in a Different Language5-4 Installing the Oracle Database Client Software5-5 Running Setup Wizard to Install Oracle Database Client5-5 Installing Oracle Database Client Using Image File5-6 Using Oracle Net Configuration Assistant5-7 Relinking Oracle Database Client Binaries After Installation5-86 Installing Oracle Instant Client on linux for ARM (aarch64)About Oracle Instant Client6-1 Hardware Requirements for Oracle Instant Client Installation on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-3 Operating system Requirements for linux for ARM (aarch64)6-3 Supported Oracle linux 8 Distributions on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-4 Supported Oracle linux 7 Distributions on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-4 Installing Oracle Instant Client Packages on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-5 Installing Oracle Instant Client Using Zip Files on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-5 Installing Oracle Instant Client Using RPMs on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-6 Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic Light on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-8 About Oracle Instant Client Basic Light6-9 Globalization Settings for Oracle Instant Client Basic Light6-9 Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic Light Packages on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-10 Instant Client Libraries for OCI6-10 Environment Variables for Oracle Instant Client6-12 About the Oracle Instant Client SDK for linux for ARM (aarch64)

9 6-137 Oracle Database Client Postinstallation TasksRequired Postinstallation Tasks7-1 Downloading Release Update Patches7-1 Recommended Postinstallation Tasks7-2 Creating a Backup of the Script7-2 Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections7-28 Removing Oracle Database SoftwareAbout Oracle Deinstallation Options8-1 Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)8-3vDeinstallation Examples for Oracle Database Client8-4A Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Using Response FilesHow Response Files WorkA-1 Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File ModeA-2 Using Response FilesA-2 Preparing Response Files A-3 Editing a Response File TemplateA-3 Recording Response Files A-4 Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response FileA-5 IndexviList of Tables1-1 Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database Client Installations1-11-2 Operating system General Checklist for Oracle Database Client on Linux1-21-3 Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Client1-31-4 User Environment Configuration for Oracle Database1-51-5 Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Client1-61-6 Oracle Universal Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database Client Installation1-63-1x86-64

10 Oracle linux 8 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-43-2x86-64 Oracle linux 7 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-63-3x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise linux 8 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-93-4x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise linux 7 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-113-5x86-64 SUSE linux Enterprise Server 12 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-133-6x86-64 SUSE linux Enterprise Server 15 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-153-7 Red Hat Enterprise linux 8 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-193-8 Red Hat Enterprise linux 7 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-203-9 SUSE linux Enterprise Server 12 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-213-10 SUSE linux Enterprise Server 15 Minimum Operating system Requirements3-223-11 Requirements for Programming Environments for linux X86 643-263-12 Requirements for Programming Environments for IBM: linux on system z3-276-1 Oracle Instant Client Packages6-26-2 Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Instant Client Installation on linux for ARM (aarch64)6-36-3 linux for ARM (aarch64) Oracle linux 8 Minimum Operating system Requirements6-46-4 linux for ARM (aarch64) Oracle linux 7 Minimum Operating system Requirements6-46-5 Instant Client Basic Package Shared Libraries for OCI6-106-6 Instant Cli