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

• 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 Install Oracle Enterprise Manager Console DB
    • 2.1.5.2 Apply Oracle Database Release 10.2.0.5 Patch Set
  • 2.1.6 Prepare a Backup Strategy
  • 2.1.7 Disable Custom Profiles
  • 2.1.8 Verify That Oracle Clusterware Is Running (Oracle RAC Only)
  • 2.1.9 Stop Existing Oracle Processes
    • 2.1.9.1 Stop the Enterprise Manager Database Control Process
    • 2.1.9.2 Stop the iSQL*Plus Process
    • 2.1.9.3 Shut Down All Database Instances
  • 2.1.10 Configure the Oracle User's Environment
  • 2.1.11 Run Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Database Vault
• 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 Disable Remote SYSDBA Connections (Optional)
  • 2.2.5 Start the Database on Other Nodes (Oracle RAC Only)
  • 2.2.6 Configure Oracle Database Vault on Oracle RAC Nodes (Oracle RAC Only)
  • 2.2.7 Set the Timeout Value for DVA (Optional)
  • 2.2.8 Manually Deploy Oracle Database Vault Administrator (Special Cases)
    • 2.2.8.1 Deploying Database Vault Administrator to a Standalone OC4J Container
    • 2.2.8.2 Deploying Database Vault Administrator to the Database Console OC4J Container
• 2.3 Removing Oracle Database Vault
  • 2.3.1 Step 1: Deconfigure Oracle Database Vault
  • 2.3.2 Step 2: Deinstall Oracle Database Vault

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 Running DVCA After Creating a Database Vault Database

D Upgrading from a Previous Version of Database Vault

• D.1 Upgrading from a 10.2.0.x Version

E Database Listener Security Recommendations

• E.1 Security Checklist for the Database Listener

F Initialization Parameters

G Enabling Oracle Database Vault Administrator Accessibility

• G.1 Enabling Oracle Database Vault Administrator Accessibility Mode
• G.2 Providing Textual Descriptions of Database Vault Administrator Charts

Index