Oracle Database 12c
The Oracle DBMS (DataBase Management System) we have at the College of Engineering & Mines is
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.1.0—64bit Production
Oracle Database 12c is designed for the cloud.
The c in the name stands for cloud.
It introduces a multitenant architecture that simplifies the process of consolidating databases onto the cloud; enabling customers to manage many databases as one—without changing their applications.
The Oracle 12c is hosted in the cloud at the IP address:
65.52.222.73:1521
and the downloaded packages are in the folder of the server undcemcs02.und.edu (or undcemcs01.und.edu for faculty):
/usr/lib/oracle/12.1/client64
where
12.1, which is SQL*Plus, Release 12.1.0.1.0 Production, and
client64, which is Oracle R Enterprise Instant Client for Linux x86-64
where
- Oracle R Enterprise, a component of the Oracle Advanced Analytics Option, makes the open source R statistical programming language and environment ready for the enterprise and big data, and
- Oracle Instant Client is free, light-weight, and easily installed Oracle Database tools, libraries and SDKs for building and connecting applications to an Oracle Database instance.