Installing The Oracle Database Client; Linux X86 32-Bit; Linux X86 64-Bit; Section 3.2, "Installing The Oracle Database Client - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

database during installation, additional configuration is not necessary because the ZENworks
installation program creates the required database tables and configures the database to support
ZENworks data.

3.2 Installing the Oracle Database Client

This section applies only if you are using an Oracle database for your ZENworks Data Store.
ZENworks Servers require an Oracle instant client to communicate with the Oracle database. You
can obtain the instant client directly from the
tech/oci/instantclient/index.html).
You should download the newest version of the client. On the Oracle web page under the Platform
Downloads section, click the appropriate platform link. More information about downloading and
installing the client is included in the following sections:
Section 3.2.1, "Linux x86 32-Bit," on page 34
Section 3.2.2, "Linux x86 64-Bit," on page 34

3.2.1 Linux x86 32-Bit

Click the Instant Client for Linux x86 link, then follow the prompts to download the appropriate
files. For the Linux x86 32-bit platform, Oracle supplies both
download the
Install the following RPMs on the Primary Server and any Secondary Servers:
oracle-instantclient-basic-version_number.i386.rpm
oracle-instantclient-jdbc-version_number.i386.rpm
oracle-instantclient-sqlplus-version_number.i386.rpm

3.2.2 Linux x86 64-Bit

The ZENworks Linux Management installation program looks for the Oracle client files in RPM
format. Because Oracle currently ships the client in
platform, you must convert the files into the RPM format so that the installation program recognizes
them.
Click the Linux x86-64 bit link, then follow the prompts to download the appropriate
For more information and instructions on converting and installing the Oracle database client for the
Linux x86 64-bit platform, see TID 3000493 on the
support/supportcentral/supportcentral.do?id=m1). Click the Search by TID ID box before clicking
Search.
If you do not follow the directions in the TID, the installation on Linux x86-64 bit platforms fails
and you receive the following error message: "
An RPM (oracle-instantclient-jdbc) that contains the Oracle jdbc driver can be
downloaded from oracle.com. The install cannot continue
34 Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Installation Guide
files.
.rpm
Oracle Web site (http://www.oracle.com/technology/
and
.zip
files only for the Linux x86 64-bit
.zip
Novell Support site (http://www.novell.com/
The Oracle jdbc driver is not installed.
files; you must
.rpm
files.
.zip
."