install oracle client on solaris
to install oracle client on solaris 5.8, please follow this steps:
1. create a user account on solaris, just like: oracle9i.
2. log on solaris with the account.
3. download the oracle 9i (64 bit) files from oracle website.
4. upload them to solaris server.
5. uncompress oracle 9i files:
1).uncompress the file using “gunzip”.
eg.: “gunzip solaris64_9.2.0.1.0.disk1.cpio.gz”
2).extract the file resulting from the step above using “cpio”.
eg.: “cpio -idmv < solaris64_9.2.0.1.0.disk1.cpio”
3).repeat this for solaris64_9.2.0.1.0.disk2.cpio.gz
and solaris64_9.2.0.1.0.disk3.cpio.gz
6. to start installer from disk1 etup.
7. select the oracle client for installation type.
8. following the installation wizard, you can finish the installation easily.