Install oracle client on Solaris

Install oracle client on Solaris

To install oracle client on Solaris 5.8, Please follow this steps:

1. Create a user account on Solaris, just like: oracle9i.

2. Log on Solaris with the account.

3. Download the oracle 9i (64 bit) files from oracle website.

4. Upload them to Solaris server.

5. Uncompress oracle 9i files:

1).Uncompress the file using "gunzip".

Eg.: "gunzip solaris64_ 9.2.0 .1.0.Disk1.cpio.gz"

2).Extract the file resulting from the step above using "cpio".

Eg.: "cpio -idmv < solaris64_ 9.2.0 .1.0.Disk1.cpio"

3).Repeat this for solaris64_ 9.2.0 .1.0.Disk2.cpio.gz

and solaris64_ 9.2.0 .1.0.Disk3.cpio.gz

6. To start installer from disk1\setup.

7. Select the oracle client for installation type.

8. Following the installation wizard, you can finish the installation easily.