B.4 Oracle Home Directory Naming Convention

By default, Oracle Universal Installer configures Oracle home directories using these Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture conventions.

The directory pattern syntax for Oracle homes is \pm\s\u\product\v\type_[n]. The following table describes the variables used in this syntax:

Variable Description

pm

A mount point name.

s

A standard directory name.

u

The name of the owner of the directory.

v

The version of the software.

type

The type of installation. For example: Database (dbhome), Client (client), or Oracle Grid Infrastructure (grid)

n

An optional counter, which enables you to install the same product more than once in the same Oracle base directory. For example: Database 1 and Database 2 (dbhome_1, dbhome_2)

For example, the following path is typical for the first installation of Oracle Database on this system:

C:\app\oracle\product\12.2.0\dbhome_1