Contents

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Oracle Audit Vault Server Installation Overview

• 1.1 Audit Vault Installation Components
• 1.2 Audit Vault Installation Methods
  • 1.2.1 Interactive Installation Methods
  • 1.2.2 Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files
• 1.3 Audit Vault Server Installation
• 1.4 Installation Considerations
  • 1.4.1 Hardware and Software Considerations
  • 1.4.2 Multiple Oracle Homes

2 Oracle Audit Vault Server Preinstallation Requirements

• 2.1 Becoming Familiar with the Features of Oracle Audit Vault
• 2.2 Logging In to the System as the root User
• 2.3 Checking the Hardware Requirements
• 2.4 Checking the Operating System Requirements
• 2.5 Checking the Network Setup
  • 2.5.1 Configuring Name Resolution
  • 2.5.2 Installing on DHCP Computers
  • 2.5.3 Installing on Multi-homed Computers
  • 2.5.4 Installing on Computers with Multiple Aliases
• 2.6 Creating the Required Operating System Groups and Users
  • 2.6.1 Creating the Oracle Inventory Group
  • 2.6.2 Creating the OSDBA Group
  • 2.6.3 Creating an OSOPER Group (Optional)
  • 2.6.4 Creating the Oracle Software Owner User
    • 2.6.4.1 Determining Whether an Oracle Software Owner User Exists
    • 2.6.4.2 Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
    • 2.6.4.3 Modifying an Oracle Software Owner User
  • 2.6.5 Verifying That the User nobody Exists
• 2.7 Checking the Kernel Parameters
• 2.8 Identifying the Required Software Directories
  • 2.8.1 Oracle Base Directory
  • 2.8.2 Oracle Inventory Directory
  • 2.8.3 Oracle Home Directory
• 2.9 Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory
  • 2.9.1 Identifying an Existing Oracle Base Directory
  • 2.9.2 Creating an Oracle Base Directory
• 2.10 Creating Directories for Oracle Audit Vault Database Files
• 2.11 Setting the DISPLAY Environment Variable

3 Installing the Oracle Audit Vault Server

• 3.1 Accessing the Server Installation Software
• 3.2 Basic Installation – Performing the Single Instance Server Installation
• 3.3 Advanced Installation – Prerequisite Information for Installing in an Oracle Real Application Clusters Environment
• 3.4 Advanced Installation – Installing Single Instance and Installing in an Oracle Real Application Clusters Environment
• 3.5 Performing a Silent Installation Using a Response File
• 3.6 Audit Vault Server Installation Details
  • 3.6.1 Basic and Advanced Installation Details Screens
    • 3.6.1.1 Audit Vault Name
    • 3.6.1.2 Audit Vault Home
    • 3.6.1.3 Audit Vault Server Accounts
  • 3.6.2 Advanced Server Installation: Database Vault User Credentials Screen
    • 3.6.2.1 Database Vault Owner and Database Vault Account Manager Accounts
    • 3.6.2.2 Database Vault Owner and Database Vault Account Manager Passwords
  • 3.6.3 Advanced Server Installation: Node Selection Screen
  • 3.6.4 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Database Storage Options Screen
  • 3.6.5 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Backup and Recovery Option Screen
  • 3.6.6 Advanced Server Installation: Specify Database Schema Passwords Screen
• 3.7 Postinstallation Server Tasks
  • 3.7.1 Downloading Patches
  • 3.7.2 Downloading Critical Patch Updates
  • 3.7.3 Resetting User Passwords
    • 3.7.3.1 Using SQL*Plus to Reset Passwords
  • 3.7.4 Enabling or Disabling Connections with the SYSDBA Privilege
  • 3.7.5 Running DVCA to Set Instance Parameters and Lock Out SYSDBA Sessions (Oracle RAC only)
  • 3.7.6 Downloading and Copying the JDBC Driver File for Microsoft SQL Server Connectivity
    • 3.7.6.1 Downloading and Copying SQL Server 2005 for JDBC for SQL Server Connectivity
  • 3.7.7 Logging In to Audit Vault Console
  • 3.7.8 Next Steps to Perform as an Audit Vault Administrator

4 Upgrading Oracle Audit Vault Server

• 4.1 Back Up and Recovery of Oracle Audit Vault Server
• 4.2 Upgrade Requirements
• 4.3 Upgrade Procedure
• 4.4 Performing a Silent Upgrade Installation Using a Response File
• 4.5 Post Upgrade Information

5 Removing the Oracle Audit Vault Server Software

• 5.1 Removing the Audit Vault Server Software

Index