Procedure

1. Login to any CSE 64-bit Linux system (a system whose OS=Linux and whose Processor=x86_64).
2. Set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable:

   % setenv ORACLE_HOME /util/oracle-10g
   

3. Add the Oracle client library to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:

   % setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/util/oracle-10g/lib
   

4. Which Oracle instance would you like to connect to? Set the Oracle TWO_TASK environment variable with syntax:

   % setenv TWO_TASK [ multidb | oraserve ]
   

5. Connect to the Oracle service with the Oracle 10g sqlplus client:

   
   % /util/oracle-10g/bin/sqlplus
                              
   SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Nov 9 16:15:33 2009
   
   Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
   
   Enter user-name: cwmiller
   Enter password: 
   
   Connected to:
   Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
   With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options
   JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
   
   SQL> 
   
   

6. When you're done, quit:

   SQL> quit
   Disconnected from Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
   With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options
   JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production