Configuring a Database Firewall with Oracle RAC for Monitoring

You can configure an Oracle Database Firewall with Oracle RAC to use Host Monitoring and Out-of-Band deployment modes.

Oracle recommends that you configure Oracle Database Firewall with Oracle RAC in one of the following deployment modes:

• Monitoring (Out-of-Band) - In this deployment mode, Oracle Database Firewall can monitor and alert on SQL traffic, but cannot block or substitute SQL statements. Create a monitoring point using IP addresses of all the RAC nodes. Select this option only while creating the monitoring point.

• Monitoring (Host Monitor) - In this deployment mode, Oracle Database Firewall can monitor and alert on SQL traffic, but cannot block or substitute SQL statements. For this deployment mode, install the Host Monitor Agent on each RAC node and create a monitoring point for each RAC node. Select this option only while creating the monitoring point.

Note: Complete the steps for Creating and Configuring a Database Firewall Monitoring Point. While executing this procedure, ensure to select the deployment mode as mentioned above.