5 Updating the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall Software

This chapter explains how to update the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (Oracle AVDF) software.

Topics

• About Updating the Oracle AVDF Software

• Applying a Patch Update to Oracle AVDF

About Updating the Oracle AVDF Software

To update the Oracle AVDF software, you update its components in this order:

1. Audit Vault Server

2. Audit Vault Agent and Database Firewall

Updating Paired Audit Vault Servers and Database Firewalls

When updating Audit Vault Servers and Database Firewalls that configured in resilient pairs for a high-availability, you must update both servers in the pair.

For detailed information about how Oracle AVDF works in a high-availability environment, see Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall Administrator's Guide.

Applying a Patch Update to Oracle AVDF

Caution:

The procedure in this topic has only general instructions. You must follow the specific instructions in the README file of every Oracle AVDF patch update.

To apply a patch to the Oracle AVDF Server and Database Firewall:

Note:

Perform this procedure first on the Oracle AVDF Server and then on the Database Firewall(s).

1. Copy the RPM file provided in the patch to the server of the Database Firewall or the Oracle AVDF Server by running a command similar to:

   scp update_RPM_file support@DBFW_or_MS_ip_address:/tmp/
   

2. Log in to the Database Firewall or Oracle AVDF Server as user root.

3. Run these two commands:

   /bin/rpm --freshen --repackage /tmp/update_RPM_file
   
   /bin/ls /var/spool/repackage -t | /usr/bin/head -n1 > /usr/local/dbfw/updates/lastrpm
   

4. Reboot the server.

After updating the Audit Vault Server, you can download the updated Audit Vault Agent from the Audit Vault Server console, and deploy the new agent on your secured target host computer(s). Follow the instructions in the patch README for updating the Audit Vault Agent.