Oracle RAC Connection (Updated)

The following steps are applicable when using Oracle RAC: 

1. Go to the "Oracle Database Software Downloads" web page: 

   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

2. Find the Oracle database version 12 download links for your operating system. Click See All.

3. On the next page, search for "Oracle Database <version> Client” and click the link to download the zip file.

4. Unzip the file into an installation directory and install it by entering the command: ./runInstall

5. During installation, take extra notice to the following parts:

   1. In the Available Product Components dialog, select "Oracle JDBC/THIN Interfaces" and "Oracle Connection Manager".

   2. In the Perform Prerequisite Checks dialog, select Ignore All.

6. After a successful installation, go to the installation directory and enter the following commands to find the ons.jar and ojdbc<version>.jar files: 
   $ find . -name ons.jar
$ find . -name ojdbc*.jar

7. Store ons.jar and ojdbc<version>.jar in a directory that is available on the Platform Container host.