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Oracle DB Client

Overview

The Oracle client is a connection library. It gives your Linux instance everything it needs to connect to a remote Oracle database, without the overhead of a full database server install. It does not run a database itself.

This page is the entry point for the SecureAnyCloud Oracle Database Client listing on AWS Marketplace. The listing is a single master product that offers several Oracle Database Client versions as separate delivery options. Pick the version that matches the one you launched, then open its dedicated guide for the full setup, environment, tnsnames.ora and connection walk-through.

What you get with every variant:

  • Oracle Database Client (Administrator install), preconfigured with a ready-to-use ORACLE_HOME.
  • SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader (sqlldr), tnsping, Oracle Net (TNS/EZConnect) and the full OCI and JDBC Thin client libraries.
  • Seeded tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora files, ready for your TNS alias configuration.
  • An environment that is configured for you. SSH in as ec2-user, and ORACLE_HOME, PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH are already set through /etc/profile.d/oracle-client.sh.
  • The bundled Oracle JDK replaced with a system-managed OpenJDK that receives security patches.
  • A first-boot OS update sweep that keeps the image current with the latest security updates.
  • 24/7 SecureAnyCloud support by email at sales@secureanycloud.com.

Pricing is metered hourly per EC2 instance type. The recommended instance type is t3.medium.

Choose your variant

Variant Version ORACLE_HOME OS Guide

Oracle Database Client 26ai on Oracle Linux 9 26ai (23.26.1.0.0) /opt/oracle/client Oracle Linux 9 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 23ai on AlmaLinux 9 23ai (23.26) /opt/oracle/client AlmaLinux 9 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 23ai on Oracle Linux 9 23ai (23.26) /opt/oracle/client Oracle Linux 9 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 21c on Oracle Linux 8 21c (21.3.0.0.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/21c/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 19c on Oracle Linux 8 19c (19.3.0.0.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 18c on Oracle Linux 8 18c (18.3.0.0.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/18c/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 12.2 on Oracle Linux 8 12.2 (12.2.0.1.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 12.1 on Oracle Linux 8 12.1 (12.1.0.2.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

Oracle Database Client 11g on Oracle Linux 8 11g (11.2.0.1.0) /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1 Oracle Linux 8 Open guide

How to tell which version you launched

If you are not sure which variant you launched, SSH in as ec2-user. The Oracle environment is set automatically on login. Check the version with:

sqlplus -V

The Release line names the version: Release 23.0.0.0.0 for 23ai and Release 19.0.0.0.0 (Version 19.3.0.0.0) for 19c. The install location also differs by version. Print it with:

echo $ORACLE_HOME

/opt/oracle/client is the 23ai variant. /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/client_1 is the 19c variant. Open the matching guide above for the rest of the walk-through.

Why pick which version

Match the client version to the database your application connects to. Oracle Net is backward- and forward-compatible across a wide range of releases. A client whose major version matches the target database, or is newer, avoids edge-case feature and TLS differences.

  • 23ai: the current Oracle Database release. Use it for new applications and 23ai and 23c databases, and as a modern general-purpose client.
  • 21c: the Innovation Release. Use it to connect to 21c databases, or where an application is certified specifically against the 21c client.
  • 19c: the Long-Term Support release. It is the safest default for the large installed base of 19c databases and applications certified against the 19c client.
  • 18c: use it to connect to 18c databases, or where an application is certified specifically against the 18c client.
  • 12.2: use it to connect to 12.2 databases, or where an application is certified specifically against the 12.2 client.
  • 12.1: use it to connect to 12.1 databases, or where an application is certified specifically against the 12.1 client.
  • 11g: the legacy client for connecting to Oracle Database 11g (11.2) and older application stacks certified against the 11g client.

Support

SecureAnyCloud provides 24/7 support for every variant in this listing through the AWS Marketplace support channel. Raise a ticket in the Marketplace console or email sales@secureanycloud.com.

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