Preface

This guide explains how to install and configure Oracle Database Client. This guide also provides information about postinstallation tasks and how to remove the database client software.

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Audience

http://docs.oracle.com/en/database/database.html

To use this document, you need the following:

A supported Microsoft Windows operating system installed and tested on your computer system
Administrative privileges on the computer where you are installing the Oracle Database software
Familiarity with object-relational database management concepts

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Accessing Documentation

The documentation for this release includes platform-specific documentation and generic product documentation.

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Platform-Specific Documentation

Platform-specific documentation includes information about installing and using Oracle products on particular platforms.

The platform-specific documentation for this product is available in both Adobe portable document format (PDF) and HTML format on Oracle Help Center at:

http://docs.oracle.com/en/database/database.html

Product Documentation

Product documentation includes information about configuring, using, or administering Oracle products on any platform. The product documentation for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) is available in both HTML and PDF formats at:

http://docs.oracle.com/en/database/database.html

Related Documentation

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

For information about Oracle error messages, see Oracle Database Error Messages. Oracle error message documentation is available only in HTML. If you only have access to the Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) Online Documentation Library, you can browse the error messages by range. Once you find the specific range, use your browser's "find in page" feature to locate the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation.

Many books in the documentation set use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. For information about how these schemas were created and how you can use them, see Oracle Database Sample Schemas.

To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, please visit the following website:

http://docs.oracle.com/en/database/database.html

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