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 as an Option

• 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
    • 2.1.2.1 Hardware Component Requirements
    • 2.1.2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements
    • 2.1.2.3 Verifying Hardware Requirements
  • 2.1.3 Check the Software Requirements
  • 2.1.4 Oracle Database Hardware and Software Certification
    • 2.1.4.1 Windows Telnet Services Support
    • 2.1.4.2 Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Support
    • 2.1.4.3 Windows Support
    • 2.1.4.4 Web Browser Support
  • 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 10.2.0.3 Patch Set
  • 2.1.6 Prepare a Backup Strategy
  • 2.1.7 Verify That Oracle Clusterware Is Running (RAC Only)
  • 2.1.8 Stop Existing Oracle Processes
    • 2.1.8.1 Stop the Enterprise Manager Database Control Process
    • 2.1.8.2 Stop the iSQL*Plus Process
    • 2.1.8.3 Shut Down All Database Instances
    • 2.1.8.4 Stop Existing Listeners
    • 2.1.8.5 Stop Oracle Services
  • 2.1.9 Run Oracle Universal Installer to Install
• 2.2 Installing a Loopback Adapter
  • 2.2.1 Checking if a Loopback Adapter Is Installed on Your Computer
  • 2.2.2 Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows 2000
  • 2.2.3 Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows 2003 or Windows XP
  • 2.2.4 Removing a Loopback Adapter
• 2.3 Postinstallation Tasks
  • 2.3.1 Back Up the Database
  • 2.3.2 Change Passwords for Oracle-Supplied Accounts
    • 2.3.2.1 Using SQL*Plus to Unlock Accounts and Reset Passwords
  • 2.3.3 Enable or Disable Connections with the SYSDBA Privilege
  • 2.3.4 Start the Listener and Database on Other Nodes (RAC Only)
  • 2.3.5 Run DVCA to Set Instance Parameters and Lock Out SYSDBA Sessions (RAC Only)
  • 2.3.6 Restart Enterprise Manager Database Control
• 2.4 Removing Oracle Software

Part II Appendixes

A How to Stop Processes in an Existing Oracle Real Application Clusters Database

B Running DVCA After Creating a Database Vault Database

C Database Listener Security Recommendations

• C.1 Security Checklist for the Database Listener

D Initialization Parameters

E Using Response Files

• E.1 How Response Files Work
  • E.1.1 General Procedure for Using Response Files
• E.2 Installing Database Vault Using a Response File
  • E.2.1 Prepare the Response File
  • E.2.2 Run Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response File
• E.3 Troubleshooting Silent Mode Installation

F Enabling Oracle Database Vault Administrator Accessibility

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

Index