Verify Oracle Instant Client Installation

Whether your applications are in the cloud or on-premises, you can install Instant Client and connect to cloud databases.

Oracle Instant Client is easy to install and uses only about one-fourth of the disk space required for a full client-side installation of an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure application. Before you can verify the Instant Client installation, perform the following tasks:
  • Download and install the appropriate Instant Client package for your local machine.
  • Download the Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse credential wallet.
  • Configure SQL*Plus to connect to Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse.
To verify the Instant Client installation:
  1. Make sure the necessary libraries are linked by creating a symbolic link to the library folder. For example:
    $ ln -s <base_folder>/<client_install_folder>/libclntsh.dylib.18.1 ~/lib/libclntsh.dylib
    $ pwd
    <base_folder>/lib 
  2. Verify the link and link target.
    
    $ ls -al
    total 0
    drwxr-xr-x   3 username  staff    96 Sep 10 12:44 .
    drwxr-xr-x  35 username  staff  1120 Sep 10 11:27 ..
    lrwxr-xr-x   1 skhurram  staff    63 Sep 10 12:44 libclntsh.dylib -> <base_folder>/<client_install_folder>/libclntsh.dylib.18.1
    $