Changes in Oracle AVDF

This document contains information about install and upgrade of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (Oracle AVDF).

• Changes In Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall Release 20
  

Changes In Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall Release 20

New features in Oracle AVDF Release 20.3

• Support for audit collection and network monitoring (using Database Firewall) of Microsoft SQL Server (Enterprise Edition) 2019. See Product Compatibility Matrix for complete information.
• Support for audit collection from Microsoft SQL Server Extended events. See Microsoft SQL Server Plug-in for Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall for complete information.
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server Always On availability group.

New features in Oracle AVDF Release 20.2

• Audit Vault Agent can be associated with more than one IP address for Audit Vault Server communication. See section Product Compatibility Matrix for complete information.
• Support for audit collection, Audit Vault Agent deployment, and Host Monitor deployment on Microsoft Windows Server (x86-64) version 2019. See section Product Compatibility Matrix for complete information.

New features in Oracle AVDF Release 20.1

• Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall supports new targets and other components. See Product Compatibility Matrix.

• The installable ISO files can be copied to a USB medium. Before starting the Audit Vault Server installation, you must combine the downloaded ISO files into a single ISO file. See the following sections for complete information:

  • Downloading and Verifying Oracle AVDF Software
  • Installing Audit Vault Server or Database Firewall
• If your current installation is 12.2 and has Database Firewall In-line bridge mode deployed, then certain measures have to be taken after upgrading to release 20.1.0.0.0. See Changing Bridge to Equivalent Proxy Configuration Post Upgrade to 20.