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 etup.

7.      Select the oracle client for installation type.

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