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 Oracle Web site.

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:

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 .zip and .rpm files; you must download the .rpm files.

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 .zip files only for the Linux x86 64-bit 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 .zip files.

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 Novell Support site. 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: “The Oracle jdbc driver is not installed. An RPM (oracle-instantclient-jdbc) that contains the Oracle jdbc driver can be downloaded from oracle.com. The install cannot continue.”