Installing the Oracle Client

This topic describes how to install the Oracle client and test its connectivity.

Selecting the appropriate Oracle client

Oracle Client is required to use Oracle with StarTeam Server. A list of choices for various operating systems is available at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html.
  1. Select See All for Windows 32 bit or Windows x64 to display downloads specific to that OS.
  2. Install the driver that matches the version of StarTeam Server that you plan to use (32 or 64 bit).
  3. 17.1: Choose Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Client.
  4. During the Oracle Client installation, there are various options. StarTeam Server only requires the Instant Client. Most Oracle installation packages (Universal Installer, SQL Developer) install the appropriate Oracle drivers on a given system. If you have already installed these products, it is likely that no other Oracle driver related installation is necessary.

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Verifying connectivity between client and server

If Oracle Client and Oracle Server are located on different computers (as recommended), verify that Oracle Client can connect with the Oracle database instance. This ensures that a StarTeam Server configuration can access the Oracle schema user.

To verify the connection between Oracle Client and Oracle Server:

  1. Using Oracle Client on the StarTeam Server computer, set up Oracle connectivity.
  2. Use Net Configuration Assistant to establish the connectivity between the computers on which Oracle Client and Server are installed.
  3. Test the database connectivity through SQL*Plus or SQL*Worksheet.

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