FileNet P8 Rendition Engine, Version 5.2            Operating systems:  Windows

Installing Oracle Client software on Rendition Engine in a remote database configuration

Install the Oracle client software on the Rendition Engine server to enable communication with a Rendition Engine database on a remote server.

Complete this task on the Rendition Engine server. Repeat this task on each server where you plan to install IBM® FileNet® Rendition Engine, if the database is remote from the Rendition Engine server.

The following procedure describes the minimum options for installing Oracle Client software. See the Oracle installation documentation for complete instructions and preinstallation requirements.

To install the Oracle Client software:

  1. Log on as an Oracle administrative user to install and configure the Oracle Client software.
    Recommendation: Log on to the computer locally (not through a Windows domain).
  2. Start the Oracle Client installation.
  3. From the Available Products dialog box, click Oracle Client.
  4. From the Installation Types dialog box, click Runtime, and proceed with the installation.
  5. After the installation completes, click Next Installation.
  6. On the Installation Types dialog box, click Custom and select the following products from the list in the Available Product Components dialog box, then complete the installation.
    Network Utilities (same as oracle net)
    SQL* Plus
    JDBC/OCI Interfaces
    Oracle Windows Interfaces
    Select all the components listed in this section.
  7. Use the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant to create a Local Net Service Name configuration to the Oracle database. Then test the connection to the Oracle database server with the user name and password that you created earlier in the Creating Oracle table spaces for Rendition Engine section.
  8. Install the current patch set for your version of Oracle, as specified in the IBM FileNet P8 system requirements. Follow the Oracle instructions that accompany the patch set.


Last updated: October 2015
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