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ODBC driver ORAHOME92 and WINDOWS 2008 R2

Hello !

I have 2 boxes :

a) Windows 2008 R2 with SQL Server Standard Edition 2008 R2 RTM (64bits)
b) Windows 2000 Sp4 with Orahome92 (32 bits)

I have to create a link server in a) to b).

I'm a dba in sqlserver but newbee in oracle.

Where to download the :

a) Client drivers for oracle b) to install in a)
b) Detailed step by step.

Best regards,

Miguel Gavinhos
 
 

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MarioAlcaide

Hello Miguel,

a) You can download ODBC for W2008r2 here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html
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I needed to configure the TNS. I was lucky with linked server becuse a collegue had a script to create the linked server.
No, you definitely do NOT need to configure TNS when using EazyConnect («server»/«instance») syntax.
Great answer! Helped me tons!