Oracle Database Discussions

Hello,

I've an oracle 11gr2 linux x86-64 bits box here which is working ok. We are using Netbackup 6.5 32 bits edition and when Veritas tries to connect to the oracle db it gives :

libclntsh.so not loaded: libclntsh.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

Basically this means that i need to install the 32 bits client ("Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Client (11.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86") next to the 64 bits current installed db home to get the 32 bits linclntsh.so

At the client installation time, the installer asks for a new ORACLE_HOME. I've therefore added that new ORACLE_HOME sitting next to the db. Now i see the required file but how can i redirect the dynamic linker (aka ld) to load that 32 bits lib (IMHO the LD_LIBRARY_PATH cannot be set coexisting both worlds) ? Normally you have a subdir called "lib" for 64 bits libs and "lib32" for 32 bits libs. Do i need to handle that manually ?

In general what is the best practice coexisting the 32 bits libs next the 64 bits libs.

Thanks, Bye