Accessing the Installation Software

The Oracle Database Client software is available on an installation media or you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network website or Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website.

To install the software from the hard disk, you must either download it and unpack it, or copy it from the installation media, if you have it.

• Installing from a Remote DVD Drive
  If the computer where you want to install Oracle Database Client does not have a DVD drive, then you can perform the installation from a remote DVD drive.
• Installing on Remote Computers Through Remote Access Software
  If you want to install and run Oracle Database Client on a remote computer (that is, the remote computer has the hard drive and runs Oracle Database Client components), but you do not have physical access to the computer, you still can perform the installation on the remote computer.
• Downloading Oracle Software
  Select the method you want to use to download the software.
• Copying the Oracle Database Client Software to a Hard Disk
  Oracle recommends that you copy the installation software to the hard disk to enable the installation to run faster.