Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Part I Oracle Database Vault Installation

1 Oracle Database Vault Installation Overview

• 1.1 Database Vault Installation Environment
• 1.2 Database Vault Accounts
  • 1.2.1 Database Vault Owner
  • 1.2.2 Database Vault Account Manager
• 1.3 Default Audit Policy and Initialization Parameters
• 1.4 Installation Considerations
  • 1.4.1 Hardware and Software Certification
  • 1.4.2 Multiple Oracle Homes

2 Installing Oracle Database Vault as an Option

• 2.1 Preinstallation and Installation Tasks
  • 2.1.1 Become Familiar with the Features of Oracle Database Vault
  • 2.1.2 Check the Hardware Requirements
  • 2.1.3 Check the Operating System Requirements
  • 2.1.4 Check Kernel Parameters
  • 2.1.5 Check the Database Requirements
    • 2.1.5.1 Apply Oracle Database Release 9.2.0.8 Patch Set
  • 2.1.6 Prepare a Backup Strategy
  • 2.1.7 Verify that the Global Services Daemon Is Running (RAC Only)
  • 2.1.8 Stop Existing Oracle Processes
    • 2.1.8.1 Stop the apachectl and agentctl Processes
    • 2.1.8.2 Shut Down All Database Instances
    • 2.1.8.3 Stop Existing Listeners
  • 2.1.9 Configure the Oracle User's Environment
  • 2.1.10 Run Oracle Universal Installer to Install
• 2.2 Postinstallation Tasks
  • 2.2.1 Back Up the Database
  • 2.2.2 Update Environment Variables After the Upgrade (UNIX Systems Only)
  • 2.2.3 Change Passwords for Oracle-Supplied Accounts
    • 2.2.3.1 Using SQL*Plus to Unlock Accounts and Reset Passwords
  • 2.2.4 Enable or Disable Connections with the SYSDBA Privilege
  • 2.2.5 Start the Listener and Database on Other Nodes (RAC Only)
  • 2.2.6 Run DVCA to Set Instance Parameters (RAC Only)
  • 2.2.7 Deploy the DVA Application
    • 2.2.7.1 Setting the Timeout Value for DVA
• 2.3 Removing Oracle Software

Part II Appendixes

A How to Stop Processes in an Existing Oracle Real Application Clusters Database

B Using Response Files

• B.1 How Response Files Work
  • B.1.1 General Procedure for Using Response Files
• B.2 Installing Database Vault Using a Response File
  • B.2.1 Prepare the Response File
  • B.2.2 Run Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response File
• B.3 Troubleshooting Silent Mode Installation

C Enabling Database Vault for Additional Databases in a Shared Oracle Home

D Database Listener Security Recommendations

• D.1 Security Checklist for the Database Listener

E Initialization Parameters

Index