Installing Oracle 11.2.0.4 client (32-bit)

Instructions on how to install the Oracle 11.2.0.4 client (32-bit).

To install Oracle client, you can either use the silent procedure that is provided as part of the database distribution ($RELEASE/(OS)/Database/(OSversion)/instance/ora_installer) or use the Oracle installer.

The Oracle 11.2.0.4 client must be performed as an in-place upgrade instead of an out-of-place upgrade. In this way, the original ORACLE_HOME directory is preserved and no changes are to be made to the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager configuration. It requires that any component, which uses the Oracle client must be shut down first (which is any Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager component).

The Oracle client can be upgraded to Oracle 11.2.0.4 before the Oracle server is upgraded to Oracle 11.2.0.4. It is expected to be a temporary situation for upgrade only, and only an Oracle 11.2.0.4 server with Oracle 11.2.0.4 clients is fully supported.