Oracle R Enterprise requires Oracle Database client software.
Oracle Instant Client is suitable for most configurations of Oracle R Enterprise.
This topic includes these sections:
Related Topics
To Install Oracle Instant Client on Windows:
Create an installation directory for the Oracle R Enterprise client components. For example:
c:\oreclient_install_dir
Go to the Oracle Database Instant Client page on the Oracle Technology Network.
Select See Instant Client downloads for all platforms.
On the Instant Client Downloads page, select Instant Client for Microsoft Windows (x64).
On the Instant Client Downloads for Microsoft Windows (x64) page, accept the license agreement.
Choose Instant Client Package - Basic for your version of Oracle Database.
Save the file in the installation directory that you created in Step 1. For example:
c:\oreclient_install_dir\instantclient-basic-windows.x64-12.1.0.2.0.zip
Unzip the file. The files are extracted into a subdirectory called instantclient_
version
, where version
is your version of Oracle Database. For example:
c:\oreclient_install_dir\instantclient_12_1
Return to the Instant Client Downloads for Microsoft Windows (x64) page.
Accept the license agreement and select Instant Client Package - SDK for your version of Oracle Database.
Save the file in the installation directory that you created in Step 1.
c:\oreclient_install_dir\instantclient-sdk-windows.x64-12.1.0.2.0.zip
Unzip the file. The files are extracted into the instantclient_
version
subdirectory.
Add the full path of the Instant Client to the environment variables OCI_LIB64
and PATH
. The following steps set the variables to the path used in this example, c:\myoreclient\instantclient_12_1
:
In Windows Control Panel, choose System, then click Advanced system settings.
On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
Under System variables, create OCI_LIB64
if it does not already exist. Set the value of OCI_LIB64
to c:\oreclient\instantclient_12_1
.
Under System variables, edit PATH
to include c:\oreclient\instantclient_12_1
.