Install oracle client on Solaris[1]

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.