8 Installing Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

This section provides information about the hardware and software requirements and the installation procedure for Oracle Database Gateway for Micorsoft SQL Server.

To install the gateway, follow these steps:

  1. Ensure that the system meets all of the hardware and software requirements specified in System Requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server.

  2. Run the Oracle Universal Installer.

    See Step Through the Oracle Universal Installer for more information about running the Oracle Universal Installer

    Oracle Universal Installer is a menu-driven utility that guides you through the installation of the gateway by prompting you with action items. The action items and the sequence in which they appear depend on your platform.

    See Table 8-3 for a description of the installation procedure of Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server.

System Requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

The following topics provides information about the hardware and software requirements for the gateway:

Refer to the Oracle Database Installation Guide and to the certification matrix on My Oracle Support for the most up-to-date list of certified hardware platforms and operating system version requirements to operate the gateway for your system. The My Oracle Support Web site can be found at:

https://support.oracle.com

Hardware Requirements

Table 8-1 lists the minimum hardware requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server.

Table 8-1 Hardware Requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

Hardware Items Required for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit) Required for Linux x86 64 bit Required for Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit) Required for Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit) Required for HP-UX Itanium

Temporary Disk Space

400 MB

400 MB

400 MB

400 MB

400 MB

Disk Space

1.5 GB

750 MB

750 MB

750 MB

1.5 GB

Physical Memory*

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

Swap Space

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

Processor

IBM RS/6000 AIX-Based System Processor

x86_64

Sun Solaris Operating System (SPARC) Processor

x86_64

HP Itanium processor for hp-ux 11

* The minimum swap space is 1 GB (or twice the size of RAM). On systems with 2 GB or more of RAM, the swap space can be between one and two times the size of RAM. On AIX systems with 1 GB or more of memory, do not increase the swap space more than 2 GB.

Checking the Hardware Requirements

To ensure that the system meets the minimum requirements, follow these steps:

  1. To determine the physical RAM size, enter one of the following commands:
    Operating System Command

    IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem

    Linux x86 64 bit

    # grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo

    Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/prtconf | grep "Memory size"

    Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/prtconf | grep "Memory size"

    HP-UX Itanium

    # /usr/contrib/bin/machinfo | grep -i Memory

    If the size of the physical RAM installed in the system is less than the required size, you must install more memory before continuing.

  2. To determine the size of the configured swap space, enter one of the following commands:
    Operating System Command

    IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/lsps -a

    Linux x86 64 bit

    # grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo

    Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/swap -s

    Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit)

    # /usr/sbin/swap -s

    HP-UX Itanium

    # /usr/sbin/swapinfo -a

    If necessary, see your operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.

  3. To determine the amount of disk space available in the /tmp directory enter the following commands:
    Operating System Command

    IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)

    # df -k /tmp

    Linux x86 64 bit

    # df -k /tmp

    Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

    # df -k /tmp

    Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit)

    # df -k /tmp

    HP-UX Itanium

    # bdf /tmp

  4. To determine the amount of disk space available on the system enter the following commands:
    Operating System Command

    IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)

    # df -k

    Linux x86 64 bit

    # df -k

    Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

    # df -k

    Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit)

    # df -k

    HP-UX Itanium

    # bdf

Software Requirements

The following section describes the minimum software requirements for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server.

Operating System

Table 8-2 shows the minimum operating system version required for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server. If your operating system is lower than the minimum requirements, upgrade your operating system to meet the specified levels.

Table 8-2 Operating Systems Version for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

Operating System Version

IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)

AIX 5L version 5.3 TL9 or higher, AIX 6.1

Linux x86 64 bit Red Hat

One of the following operating system versions:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, (Update 7 or later)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Oracle Linux x86 64 bit

One of the following operating system versions:

  • Oracle Linux 4.0, (Update 7 or later)

  • Oracle Linux 5 Update 2

  • Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 (with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux)

  • Oracle Linux 6

  • Oracle Linux 6 (with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux)

Asianux Linux 64 bit

One of the following operating system versions:

  • Asianux Linux 2.0

  • Asianux Linux 3.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 64 bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0

Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit)

Solaris 10, (Update 6 or later)

Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit)

  • Oracle Solaris 10 U6 (5.10-2008.10)

  • Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 X86 and higher

HP-UX Itanium

HP-UX 11i V3 patch Bundle Sep/ 2008 (B.11.31.0809.326a) or higher

Certified Configuration

The gateway supports SQL Server. For the latest versions supported refer to the OTN Web site:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/gateways/index.html

Checking the Software Requirements

To ensure that the system meets the minimum requirements, follow these steps:

  • To determine which version of IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit) is installed, enter the following command:

    # oslevel -r
    
  • To determine which distribution and version of Linux x86 64 bit is installed, enter the following command:

    # cat /proc/version
    
  • To determine which version of Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-Bit) is installed, enter the following command:

    # uname -r
    
  • To determine which version of Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit) is installed, enter the following command:

    # uname -r
    
  • To determine which version of HP-UX Itanium is installed, enter the following command:

    # uname -a
    

Step Through the Oracle Universal Installer

Table 8-3 describes the installation procedure for Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

Table 8-3 The Oracle Universal Installer: Steps for Installing Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

Screen Response

Oracle Universal Installer: Welcome

Click Next.

Oracle Universal Installer: Specify Home Details

Specify a name for the installation in the Name field. You can also choose not to edit the default setting of the Name field of the Specify Home Details screen.

The Path field in the Specify Home Details screen is where you specify the destination for your installation. You need not edit the path specification in the Path field. The default setting for this field points to ORACLE_HOME. After you set the fields in the Specify Home Details screen as necessary, click Next to continue. After loading the necessary information from the installation media, the Oracle Universal Installer displays the Available Products screen.

Oracle Universal Installer: Available Product Components

a. Select Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server 12.2.

b. Click Next.

Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

SQL Server Database Server Host Name - Specify the host name or the IP address of the machine hosting the SQL Server database server. This release supports IPv6 format.

SQL Server Database Server Port number - Specify the port number of the SQL Server database server

SQL Server Database Name - Specify the SQL Server database name

Click Next to continue.

Oracle Universal Installer: Summary

The Installation Summary screen enables you to review a tree list of options and components for this installation. Click Install to start installation.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Welcome

Click Cancel.

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant:

Click Yes.

Oracle Universal Installer: Configuration Tools

Click Exit.

Exit

The final screen of the Oracle Universal Installer is the End of Installation screen. Click Exit to exit the installer.