This guide describes how to install Oracle Client on a system that does not have any Oracle software installed on it. If there is an existing Oracle software installation on this system, see the Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for UNIX Systems for more detailed installation instructions. | Oracle Database Client Quick Installation Guide 10g Release 1 for Solaris Operating System SPARC January 2004 Part No. B12092-01 This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Client on Solaris systems. It includes information about the following 1. Review Information About this Guide 2. Log In to the System as root 3. Check the Hardware Requirements 4. Check the Software Requirements 5. Create Required UNIX Group and User 6. Create an Oracle Base Directory 7. Mount the Product Disc 8. Log In as the oracle User and Configure the oracle User s Environment 9. Install Oracle Client 10. What to Do Next 11. Documentation Accessibility ORACLE Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 1996 2004 Oracle. All rights reserved. 1 Review Information About this Guide Note This guide describes how to install Oracle Client on a system that does not have any Oracle software installed on it. If there is an existing Oracle software installation on this system see the Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for UNIX Systems for more detailed installation instructions. This guide describes how to complete a default installation of Oracle Client in a new Oracle home directory. It describes how to perform one of the following installation types Administrator Enables applications to connect to an Oracle database on the local system or on a remote system. It also provides tools that allow you to administer an Oracle database. Runtime Enables applications to connect to an Oracle database on the local system or on a remote system. Instant Client Enables you to install only the shared libraries required by Oracle Call Interface applications that use the Instant Client feature. This installation type requires much less disk space than the other Oracle Client installation types. See Also For more information about the Instant Client feature see the Oracle Call Interface Programmer
