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 AI Database on this system:
/u01/app/oracle/product/23.0.0/dbhome_1Note:
Oracle home or Oracle base cannot be symlinks, nor can any of their parent directories, all the way to up to the root directory.