AWS RDS OracleDB - Oracle Client 11g x64bit installation on Windows 8 or above

Here are the steps to install free x64bit Oracle client 11g on your windows PC.

i got this error "System.Data.OracleClient requires Oracle client software version 8.1.7 or greater." even after installing 64bit ODAC components in my PC. Then i realized i would require Oracle Client 11g as well.

step 1:  download the zip files from Oracle site available with below header. PFB,

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1.0) for Microsoft Windows (x64)

step 2: extract both the zip files in same folder (i created OracleClient folder here). 
let's say,
C:\Users\Testuser123\Desktop\OracleClient

step 3: after extraction, goto the folder and run 'setup.exe' as Administrator.

then follow the step by step process mentioned in this video.

This would take around 12 minutes for finishing installation.

Once this is installed you can use your SQL*PLUS to connect to AWS oracleDB, or System.Data.OracleClient dlls and libraries through vs2015 without any issues.

Thanks for your time :)

Hope this is helpful..