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Contents

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Command Syntax
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

1 Oracle Database Client Installation Checklist

• Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database Client Installation
• Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Client on Linux
• Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Client
• Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
• Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Client
• Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database Client

2 Checking and Configuring Server Hardware for Oracle Database Client

• Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
• Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration

3 Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database Client on Linux

• About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
• Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
• About Operating System Requirements
• Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • Supported Oracle Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 6 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for x86-64
• Operating System Requirements for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
• Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
  • Installing PAM for Login Authentication on Linux
  • Installing Oracle Messaging Gateway
  • Installation Requirements for ODBC and LDAP
    • About ODBC Drivers and Oracle Database
    • Installing ODBC Drivers for Linux x86-64
    • About LDAP and Oracle Plug-ins
    • Installing the LDAP Package
  • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux
    • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux x86-64
    • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
• Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux

4 Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Database Client

• Required Operating System Groups and Users
  • Determining If an Oracle Inventory and Oracle Inventory Group Exist
  • Creating the Oracle Inventory Group If an Oracle Inventory Does Not Exist
  • About Oracle Installation Owner Accounts
  • Identifying an Oracle Software Owner User Account
• Creating Operating System Oracle Installation User Accounts
  • Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
  • Environment Requirements for Oracle Software Owners
  • Procedure for Configuring Oracle Software Owner Environments
  • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
• Unsetting Oracle Installation Owner Environment Variables

5 Installing Oracle Database Client

• Accessing the Installation Software
  • Downloading Oracle Software
  • Downloading the Installation Archive Files from OTN
  • Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
  • Copying the Software to the Hard Disk
    • Mounting Disks on Linux Systems
• Installing the Oracle Database Client Software
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Database Client
  • Using Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
• About Character Set Selection During Installation
• Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages

6 Oracle Database Client Postinstallation Tasks

• Required Postinstallation Tasks
  • Downloading and Installing Patch Updates
• Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
  • Creating a Backup of the root.sh Script
  • Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections

7 Removing Oracle Database Software

• About Oracle Deinstallation Options
• Oracle Deinstallation Tool (Deinstall)
• Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database Client

A Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Using Response Files

• How Response Files Work
• Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
• Using Response Files
• Preparing Response Files
  • Editing a Response File Template
  • Recording Response Files
• Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File

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