Enabling Oracle Data Connections

To Enable the Oracle Data connection you must download and install two RPMs:

• Oracle Instant Client: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/linuxx86-64soft-092277.html
• cx_Oracle: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cx_Oracle/5.2.1

For Oracle 11g, you must use the following RPMS:

• oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-11.2.0.4.0-1.x86_64.rpm
• cx_Oracle-5.2.1-11g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm

For Oracle 12c, you must use the following RPMS:

• oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
• cx_Oracle-5.2.1-12c-py26-1.x86_64.rpm

To install, follow these steps:

1. Copy (scp, and so on) the two RPMs to the Arcadia Visualization Server.

2. Ensure the correct rpms are in the current directory. A directory listing request should show:

   cx_Oracle-5.2.1-11g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm
   oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-11.2.0.4.0-1.x86_64.rpm

3. Install the RPMs (and any dependencies).

   sudo yum install cx_Oracle-5.2.1-11g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-11.2.0.4.0-1.x86_64.rpm