Installing the Oracle Instant Client

The Simba Oracle ODBC Driver requires the 64-bit edition of Oracle Instant Client 19.3. If you obtained the connector from the Simba website, then your installation of the connector automatically includes this dependency. Otherwise, you must manually install Oracle Instant Client in the /lib subfolder in the installation directory of the connector.

Note: Oracle Instant Client can also be installed in /usr/lib, or any path that is added within the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.

To install the Oracle Instant Client:

  1. In a web browser, navigate to https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/downloads.html.
  2. Download the 64-bit edition of Oracle Instant Client version 19.3. You can use the Basic package or Basic Light package depending upon your disk space.
  3. Extract the archive that you downloaded to a temporary location.
  4. Copy the files from the temporary location to the /lib subfolder in the installation directory of the connector.