Oracle Database Server Requirements
Minimum requirements for running Oracle Database server
Hardware
Requirement
Value
System Architecture
Processor: AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Physical memory (RAM)
2 GB minimum
Virtual memory (swap)
If physical memory is between 2 GB and 16 GB, then set virtual memory to 1 times the size of the RAM
If physical memory is more than 16 GB, then set virtual memory to 16 GB
Disk space
Typical Install Type total: 10 GB
Advanced Install Types total: 10 GB
Windows x64 Minimum Disk Space Requirements on NTFS
Installation Type
TEMP Space
SYSTEM_DRIVE:\ Program Files\Oracle\Inventory
Oracle Home
Data Files *
Total
Enterprise Edition
595MB
53 MB
6.5GB
4.4GB
10.9GB
Software
Windows x64 Software Requirements
Requirement
Value
Operating System
Oracle Database for Windows x64 is supported on the following operating systems:
Windows 8.1 x64 - Pro and Enterprise editions
Windows 10 x64 - Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions
Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, and Foundation editions
Windows Server 2016 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, and Essentials editions
Windows Server 2019 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, and Essentials editions
Note:
Windows Multilingual User Interface Pack is supported.
The Server Core option is not supported.
Virtualization
Oracle certifies the following virtualization technologies with Oracle Database on Windows:
Oracle VM Server
Microsoft Hyper-V
Compiler and SDK
The following component is supported only with Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Update 5:
Pro*C/C++ : Use Microsoft Visual C++ 2013, to convert the Pro*C/C++ files into C/C++ files, and then use Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Update 6 or later to further build them.
The following components are supported with the compilers based on Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Update 6 or later and Intel C++ 17.0 Update 8, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Update 6 or later SDK:
Oracle Call Interface
External callouts
Oracle XML Developer's Kit (XDK)
Oracle C++ Call Interface supports:
Compilers based on Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Update 6 or later and Intel C++ 17.0 Update 8 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 STLs
Pro*COBOL supports:
Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.2 - Update 2
Network Protocol
The Oracle Net foundation layer uses Oracle protocol support to communicate with the following industry-standard network protocols:
TCP/IP
TCP/IP with SSL
Named Pipes
Oracle Database Client
To connect to Oracle Database 19c, the following are required:
Oracle Database Client is version 11.2.0.4 or later.
If the earlier Oracle Database Client is running on the same computer as Oracle Database 19c, then you cannot use a bequeath connection.
Oracle recommends upgrading Oracle Database Client to the latest patchset
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