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Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for Windows Part No. B10131-02 |
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Oracle® Database Client Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1.0.2.0) for Windows Part No. B10131-02 |
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This chapter describes the tasks that you must complete before you start Oracle Universal Installer.
This chapter contains these topics:
The following hardware components are required for Oracle Database Client:
RAM: 128 MB minimum, 256 MB recommended
Virtual memory: double the amount of RAM
Disk space: see Table 2-1
Temp disk space: 100 MB
Video adapter: 256 color
Processor: 200 MHz minimum
This section lists system requirements for Windows NT File System (NTFS) file systems. FAT32 space requirements are slightly larger. Oracle recommends installing Oracle components on NTFS.
The NTFS system requirements listed in this section are more accurate than the hard disk values reported by the Oracle Universal Installer Summary screen. The Summary screen does not include the space required to create a database or the size of compressed files that are expanded on the hard drive.
The hard disk requirements for Oracle Database Client components include space required to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Oracle Universal Installer on the partition where the operating system is installed. If sufficient space is not detected, then installation fails and an error message appears.
Table 2-1 lists the space requirements for NTFS.
Table 2-1 Hard Disk Space Requirements for NTFS
| Installation Type | System Drive | Oracle Home Drive |
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| Administrator | 80 MB | 485 MB |
| Runtime | 70 MB | 240 MB |
| Instant Client | 70 MB | 88 MB |
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See Also: "About NTFS File System and Windows Registry Permissions" in Oracle Database Platform Guide for Windows |
To ensure that the system meets these requirements, follow these steps:
Determine the physical RAM size. For a computer using Windows 2000, for example, open the System control panel and select the General tab. If the size of the physical RAM installed in the system is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.
Determine the size of the configured swap space (also known as paging file size). For a computer using Windows 2000, for example, open the System control panel, select the Advanced tab, and click Performance Options.
If necessary, see your operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.
Determine the amount of free disk space on the system. For a computer using Windows 2000, for example, open My Computer, right-click the drive where the Oracle software is to be installed, and choose Properties.
Determine the amount of disk space available in the temp directory. This is equivalent to the total amount of free disk space, minus what will be needed for the Oracle software to be installed.
If there is less than 100 MB of disk space available in the temp directory, then first delete all unnecessary files. If the temp disk space is still less than 100 MB, then set the TEMP or TMP environment variable to point to a different hard drive. For a computer using Windows 2000, for example, open the System control panel, select the Advanced tab, and click Environment Variables.
Table 2-2 lists the software requirements for Oracle Database Client.
Table 2-2 Software Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
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| System Architecture | 32-bit |
| Operating System | Oracle Database Client for Windows is supported on the following operating systems:
Windows Multilingual User Interface Pack is supported on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. |
| Compiler | ACUCOBOL-GT for Pro*COBOL compiler version 6.0.0 is supported.
Pro*COBOL supports the Micro Focus Net Express compiler. Object Oriented COBOL (OOCOBOL) specifications are not supported. The following components are not supported with the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002, and Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 compilers:
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| Network Protocol | The Oracle Net foundation layer uses Oracle protocol support to communicate with the following industry-standard network protocols:
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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. This Web site also provides compatible client an database versions, patches, and workaround information for bugs. The OracleMetaLink Web site is available at the following URL:
You must register online before using OracleMetaLink. After logging in, select Certify & Availability from the left-hand column. From the Product Lifecycle page, select the Certifications button. Other Product Lifecycle options include Product Availability, Desupport Notices, and Alerts.
The following sections list the following certification information:
Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 include a Telnet Service that allows remote users to log on to the operating system and run console programs using the command line. Oracle supports database command line utilities such as sqlplus, sqlldr, import, and export using this feature, but does not support the database GUI tools such as Oracle Universal Installer and Oracle Net Configuration Assistant.
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Note: Ensure that the Telnet service is started on the Services control panel. |
Oracle supports installing, configuring, and running Oracle Database Client through Terminal Services on Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003. If you encounter problems with the installation through Terminal Server, Oracle recommends connecting to the Terminal Services console session of the server (using mstsc\console).
Platform-specific support information is as follows:
Windows 2000: Oracle supports installing, configuring, and running Oracle Database Client from a remote Terminal Services Client.
Windows XP: The Remote Desktop is only available in Single User Mode.
Windows Server 2003: You can configure Windows Server 2003 to use Terminal Services in Remote Desktop for Administration Mode or Terminal Server Mode.
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Oracle Database ships several Snap-Ins for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). These Snap-ins require MMC version 1.2 or higher.
Install Internet Explorer version 5.0 (IE 5.0) or later before installing Oracle Snap-ins. If you install any Oracle Snap-ins before installing IE 5.0, then reinstall the Oracle Snap-ins.
The following components depend on Oracle Snap-In components:
Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows
Oracle Counters for Windows Performance Monitor
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Note: Installing Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows automatically installs each Oracle Snap-In component. |
You can download the Microsoft Management Console add-on from the following Web site:
