If you are using Oracle Database, install the Oracle thick client and configure it to work with IBM® XDMS.
You can configure a thick client or a thin client for Oracle. To configure the thin client, you will need to install XDMS 7.0 interim fix 1. Contact your IBM representative for more information.
If you elect to use the thin client, you do not need to install the Oracle on any server where WebSphere® Application Server is running. You can disregard this procedure.
However, if you do not plan to install XDMS 7.0 interim fix 1 immediately, you must continue with the steps for installing and configuring the Oracle thick client. Install the client on the deployment manager and on all managed nodes.
In this procedure, you will set up the Oracle thick client to use the tnsnames.ora file.
In the following steps, oracle_home is the directory in which the Oracle thick client is installed.