Installing Oracle 12c

Before you install the Oracle software, note the location of the following software.

  • Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 software and Patch Set
  • Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 client software, consists of:
    • Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 Client
    • Oracle Instant Client basic
    • Oracle Instant Client SQL*Plus
For Solaris 11, make sure that following packages are installed before you install Oracle 12c:
  • pkg://solaris/system/dtrace
  • pkg://solaris/developer/assembler
  • pkg://solaris/developer/build/make
  • pkg://solaris/system/xopen/xcu4 (If it is not installed as part of standard Oracle Solaris 11 installation)
  • pkg://solaris/x11/diagnostic/x11-info-clients
  • pkg://solaris/compress/unzip