Oracle Applications Requiring a 32bit Client

Oracle Applications Requiring a 32bit Client

Description

Oracle 11g 64-bit installations no longer include the 32-bit libraries, therefore a seperate installation and patching process must be performed if you want access to 32bit libraries.

Fix

1. Download the 32bit client from OTN

• linux_11gR2_client.zip : 642,016,988 bytes; cksum - 1997033971

2. Configure the DISPLAY variable, if not already set.

3. Start X-server, if not already running.

4. Unset the ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_HOME and TNS_ADMIN

• unset ORACLE_SID
• unset ORACLE_HOME
• unset TNS_ADMIN

5. Start the installer.

• cd /u01/app/oracle/SOFTWARE/client
• ./runInstaller

6. Follow the instructions as demonstrated in the Example 32-bit Install section below.

7. Patch the 32-bit software home with any relevant CPU or PSU patches