Installing the Oracle Instant Client Libraries

As of version 15.7.1, ECO does not include Oracle Instant Client libraries in its packaging nor installation. Download and install these Instant Client libraries for the installed ECO from the Oracle Web site. ECO and the Oracle Instant Client libraries are loaded by Replication Server and are required for replication to an Oracle target database.

  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 Instant Client 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 10.2.0.5 instantclient-basic-win64-10.2.0.5.zip
    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
    Note: You must use the exact version of the Instant Client libraries listed in the table. Other versions of the Instant Client libraries are not compatible with ExpressConnect for Oracle.
  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 Replication Components