2 Performing a Secure Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications Installation

This chapter presents planning information for your Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications installation.

For information about installing the Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications plug-in, see Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications System Administrator's Guide.

Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications uses an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control foundation. For information about installing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, see Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Basic Installation Guide and Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advance Installation and Configuration Guide.

Pre-Installation Configuration

You import the Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications plug-in into a running Enterprise Manager Cloud Control instance.

  • Pre-installation configuration includes performing all of the required Enterprise Manager Cloud Control installation steps.

  • Install the plug-in using the Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface (emcli). The emcli requires a configured client configuration connection to the management server. See the discussion on setting up the emcli connection in Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications System Administrator's Guide.

Installing Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications Securely

This section refers to installing the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control system on which you import the Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications plug-in.

You can perform a custom installation or a typical installation. Perform a custom installation to avoid installing options and products you do not need. If you perform a typical installation, remove or disable features that you do not need after the installation.

Post-Installation Configuration

This section explains security configuration to complete after installing Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications.

  • Perform the necessary actions listed in the chapter on keeping Enterprise Manager secure in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Security Guide.

  • Access to log, XSD, XSL, and property files should be with restrictive permissions.

  • Access to Oracle Communications application installers should be with restrictive permissions.

  • Use secure credentials practices when creating additional Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications plug-in functionality users.

For more information, see Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle Communications System Administrator's Guide.