Oracle Driver

Install Oracle Driver on UMS backend server

Download latest (known compatible) version of the "Oracle Instant Client" from http://downloads.inlogic.dk/Oracle%20Instant%20client.zip

Extract zip folder to c:\temp

Note: UMS Configurator must not be open when installing Oracle (results in "sharing violation")

Open command prompt as administrator and navigate to c:\temp

Run "UMS install.bat"

Uninstall Oracle Driver on UMS backend server

• Remove the drivers using Control Panel\Manage programs and features
• Remove the TNS_ADMIN environment variable from System Properties
• Reboot the server

If you by accident have deleted the Oracle folders without using the uninstall feature, then you have to remove Oracle from Windows Registry

• Open Windows Registry by typing regedit in the Start menu's Search box
• When the Registry Editor opens, back it up by clicking File > Export... and save the file
• Locate the following registry entries:
  1. in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\, delete VGER folder
  2. in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources, delete VGER REG_SZ entry
  3. in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oracle\, delete KEY_OraClient10g_home folder
  4. in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI, delete everything EXCEPT ODBC Data Sources
  5. in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources, delete all entries except (Default)
  6. in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources, delete VGER REG_SZ entry
  7. in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\, delete VGER folder
• Reboot the PC

FAQ

TNS_ADMIN variable not found

In some cases the UMS install bat are not allowed to set the default environment path for TNS_ADMIN.

In this case it must be added manually. Open windows Environment Variables

Add a new variable with the following information