Installing Oracle Instant Client Libraries

As of version 15.7.1, ECO no longer ships with Oracle Instant Client libraries. You need to download these libraries from Oracle Web site and install them after installing ECO.

  1. Create a temporary directory <tempdir>.
  2. Go to the Oracle Web site at http://www.oracle.com.
  3. Select Downloads > Databases > Instant Client.
  4. Select the download link for your platform:
    Instant Client Download Links By Platform
    Platform Download Link
    Windows x86 32-bit Instant Client for Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
    Windows x86-64 64-bit Instant Client for Microsoft Windows (64-bit)
    Linux x86-64 64-bit Instant Client for Linux x86-64
    Linux pSeries 64-bit Instant Client for Linux on Power (64-bit)
    Solaris SPARC 64-bit Instant Client for Solaris Operating System (SPARC) (64-bit)
    Solaris x86 64-bit Instant Client for Solaris x86-64
    HP-UX Itanium 64-bit Instant Client for HP-UX Itanium (64-bit)
    IBM AIX pSeries 64-bit Instant Client for AIX5L (64-bit)
  5. Read and accept the OTN Development and Distribution License Agreement for Instant Client.
  6. Go to the specified version and download the Instant Client libraries package to the temporary directory <tempdir>:
    Instant Client Libraries Packages By Platform
    Platform Version Package
    Windows x86 32-bit 10.2.0.4 instantclient-basic-win32-10.2.0.4.zip
    Windows x86-64 (64-bit) running Windows-XP, Windows Server 2000, or Windows Server 2003 10.2.0.5 instantclient-basic-win64-10.2.0.5.zip
    Windows x86-64 (64-bit) running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 See Downloading Instructions for Windows x86-64 running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.
    Linux x86-64 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-linux-x86_64.zip
    Linux pSeries 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-linux-ppc64.zip
    Solaris SPARC 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-solaris-sparc64.zip
    Solaris x86 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-solaris-x86-64.zip
    HP-UX Itanium 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-hpux-ia64.zip
    IBM AIX pSeries 64-bit 10.2.0.4 basic-10.2.0.4.0-aix-ppc64.zip
  7. Extract the Oracle Instant Client package into the temporary directory <tempdir> using a zip utility (for Windows) or the UnZip utility (for UNIX platforms.)
    For UNIX platforms, the UnZip utility can be downloaded from: https://updates.oracle.com/unzips/unzips.html.
  8. Copy the extracted Oracle Instant Client library files from the <tempdir>\instantclient_10_2 directory to the <eco_install_dir>\REP-15_5\connector\lib directory.
Parent topic: Installing ExpressConnect for Oracle in GUI Mode