OCI Initialization Failed

Error 5105, "OCI initialization failed," may occur when an operation requires contact with the Oracle database. For example, the error might occur in the following situations:

  • Starting the cache agent

  • Setting the cache administration user ID or password

  • Entering a SQL statement in TimesTen when autocommit=0 and PassThrough=3

Error 5105 contains additional information about its cause:

  • OCI cannot find an Oracle database library. See Check Library Path Environment Variable and check the permissions on the library specified in the error message.

  • ORACLE_HOME is invalid. See Check ORACLE_HOME Environment Variable.

  • NLS environment variables are set in the environment where the TimesTen application is running. Check to see if TimesTen is using the NLS environment variables.