Installing 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle on same machine
I have an application that does not support 64-bit Oracle. It needs to run on 32-bit Oracle. Can I install two Oracle engines (32-bit and 64-bit) on the same machine? If so, how can it be done?
I have a problem here.
My current environment:
- AIX5.2 ML6
- Oracle 9.2.0.6 64-bit.
My problem is I have an application that does not support 64-bit Oracle. It needs to run on 32-bit Oracle.
My questions are:
- Can I install two Oracle engines (32-bit and 64-bit) on the same machine?
- If yes, how can it be done?
- Is there an installer for 32-bit Oracle 9i?
- How does 32-bit Oracle differ from 64-bit Oracle?
Thank you in advance.
- You can install Oracle 32-bit and Oracle 64-bit on the same server. The two installs must reside in different ORACLE_HOME directories though. So install Oracle 32-bit in a different directory than your 64-bit version and they will both coexist quite nicely.
- When you fire up the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI), enter a new ORACE_HOME directory when prompted.
- The OUI for the 32-bit version will be found with the media. In Disk1 of Oracle 9i, you will find a runInstaller utility.
- The difference between 32-bit and 64-bit software (not just limited to Oracle) lies at the difference in how your operating system executes code. The OS will look at code in chunks of memory called a "word." Those applications that are 32-bit apps have a word size of 32 bits. Those applications that are 64-bit apps have a word size of 64 bits. You must have a 64-bit OS (and processors) to be able to run 32-bit and 64-bit apps. You cannot run 64-bit software on a 32-bit OS (and processors). By addressing larger word sizes, many applications can run faster. A larger word size lets you address larger chunks of memory as well. If you want a SGA larger than 2GB, you need to use 64-bit Oracle.
