Contents

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Upgrading Oracle Audit Vault Server

• 1.1 Back Up and Recovery of Oracle Audit Vault Server
• 1.2 Upgrade Requirements
• 1.3 Upgrade Procedure
• 1.4 Performing a Silent Upgrade Installation Using a Response File
• 1.5 Post Upgrade Information

2 Oracle Audit Vault Server Installation Overview

• 2.1 Deploying Oracle Audit Vault Server
• 2.2 Oracle Audit Vault Installation Components
• 2.3 Oracle Audit Vault Installation Methods
  • 2.3.1 Interactive Installation Methods
  • 2.3.2 Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files
• 2.4 Oracle Audit Vault Server Installation
• 2.5 Installation Considerations
  • 2.5.1 Hardware and Software Considerations
  • 2.5.2 Multiple Oracle Homes

3 Oracle Audit Vault Server Preinstallation Requirements

• 3.1 Becoming Familiar with the Features of Oracle Audit Vault
• 3.2 Logging In to the System as the root User
• 3.3 Checking the Hardware Requirements
• 3.4 Checking the Operating System Requirements
• 3.5 Checking the Network Setup
  • 3.5.1 Configuring Name Resolution
  • 3.5.2 Installing on DHCP Computers
  • 3.5.3 Installing on Multi-homed Computers
  • 3.5.4 Installing on Computers with Multiple Aliases
• 3.6 Creating the Required Operating System Groups and Users
  • 3.6.1 Creating the Oracle Inventory Group
  • 3.6.2 Creating the OSDBA Group
  • 3.6.3 Creating an OSOPER Group (Optional)
  • 3.6.4 Creating the Oracle Software Owner User
    • 3.6.4.1 Determining Whether an Oracle Software Owner User Exists
    • 3.6.4.2 Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
    • 3.6.4.3 Modifying an Oracle Software Owner User
  • 3.6.5 Verifying that the User nobody Exists
• 3.7 Checking the Kernel Parameters
• 3.8 Identifying the Required Software Directories
  • 3.8.1 Oracle Base Directory
  • 3.8.2 Oracle Inventory Directory
  • 3.8.3 Oracle Home Directory
• 3.9 Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory
  • 3.9.1 Identifying an Existing Oracle Base Directory
  • 3.9.2 Creating an Oracle Base Directory
• 3.10 Creating Directories for Oracle Audit Vault Database Files
• 3.11 Setting the DISPLAY Environment Variable
• 3.12 Setting the Correct Locale

4 Installing the Oracle Audit Vault Server

• 4.1 Accessing the Server Installation Software
• 4.2 Basic Installation – Performing the Single Instance Server Installation
• 4.3 Advanced Installation – Prerequisite Information for Installing in an Oracle Real Application Clusters Environment
• 4.4 Advanced Installation – Installing Single Instance and Installing in an Oracle Real Application Clusters Environment
• 4.5 Performing a Silent Installation Using a Response File
• 4.6 Oracle Audit Vault Server Installation Details
  • 4.6.1 Basic and Advanced Installation Details Screens
    • 4.6.1.1 Oracle Audit Vault Name
    • 4.6.1.2 Oracle Audit Vault Home
    • 4.6.1.3 Oracle Audit Vault Server Accounts
  • 4.6.2 Advanced Server Installation: Database Vault User Credentials Screen
    • 4.6.2.1 Database Vault Owner and Database Vault Account Manager Accounts
    • 4.6.2.2 Database Vault Owner and Database Vault Account Manager Passwords
  • 4.6.3 Advanced Server Installation: Node Selection Screen
  • 4.6.4 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Database Storage Options Screen
  • 4.6.5 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Backup and Recovery Option Screen
  • 4.6.6 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Database Schema Passwords Screen
• 4.7 Postinstallation Server Tasks
  • 4.7.1 Download Patches
  • 4.7.2 Download Critical Patch Updates
  • 4.7.3 Reset User Passwords
    • 4.7.3.1 Using SQL*Plus to Reset Passwords
  • 4.7.4 Enable or Disable Connections with the SYSDBA Privilege
  • 4.7.5 Run DVCA to Set Instance Parameters and Lock Out SYSDBA Sessions (Oracle RAC Only)
  • 4.7.6 Download JDBC Driver Files for Source Database Connectivity
    • 4.7.6.1 Download SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver for SQL Server Connectivity
    • 4.7.6.2 Download jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase ASE Connectivity
    • 4.7.6.3 Copy the IBM DB2 Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ to the Audit Vault Homes
  • 4.7.7 Log In to Oracle Audit Vault Console
  • 4.7.8 Next Steps to Perform as an Oracle Audit Vault Administrator

5 Removing the Oracle Audit Vault Server Software

Index