Oracle Database 21c
The Oracle DBMS (DataBase Management System) we have at the College of Engineering & Mines is
Oracle Database 21c Express Edition Release 21.0.0.0.0 - Production; Version 21.3.0.0.0
Oracle Database 21c 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 21c is hosted in the cloud at the IP address:
20.185.147.112:1521
and the downloaded packages are in the folder of the server undcemcs02.und.edu (or undcemcs01.und.edu for faculty):
/usr/lib/oracle/23/client64/
where
23, which is SQL*Plus, Release 23.0.0.0.0 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.