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Oracle Audit Vault Installation Manual
Oracle Audit Vault Installation Manual
Installation of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (AVDF) 12.2.0.10 comprises of installing
Audit Vault Server first and then Database Firewall. Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall
come in different installation media. This post deals with the installation of Audit Vault Server
only. In coming posts, I will discuss installing a database firewall and integrating Oracle Audit
Vault and Database Firewall.
Briefly, the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall installation steps are:
1. Understand the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall components to be installed.
2. Plan the system configuration that best suits your needs.
3. Ensure that your system meets the pre-install requirements.
4. Install the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall software.
5. Do the post-install configuration tasks.
NOTE!!
The Audit Vault Server and Database Firewall server are software appliances. You must not
make any changes to the Linux operating system through the command line on these servers
unless following official Oracle documentation or under guidance from Oracle Support.
Media Download
Prerequisites
Installation
Post Installation
A. Download Media
Download media from Oracle edelivery.
Login to edelivery.
Search required media ( Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall 12.2.0.10 )
Download media ( Total media size approximately 12.6G )
B. Prerequisites
Laptop/PC
NOTE!!! If the size of the virtual hard disk is less than 220 GB the installation will terminate
- Insert Disk 2 ("V981795-01.iso") when prompted, select OK, and then press <Enter>
- Insert Disk 3 (” V981796-01.iso”) when prompted, select OK, and then press <Enter>
- Insert Disk 1 ("V981794-01.iso") again when prompted, select OK, and then press enter
- Type the installation passphrase, press <Enter>, and then confirm the passphrase.
PassPhrase: Temp237_4O
Note: Enter a strong passphrase. The passphrase should be 8 characters or more and contains
an uppercase, lowercase, digit and punctuation.
This passphrase will be used later to change other system passwords. It is recommended to
note the password securely for future reference.
Confirm Installation Passphrase
Congratulations if you get a screen like below screenshot. Installation of Oracle Audit Vault is
now completed successfully.
Select one of the available interfaces as Management Interface. This will be used to connect to
the audit vault server through terminals like ssh, putty e.t.c. for maintenance operations.
Press "<Enter>" key to make the selection and go to the next screen.
Select an available ethernet device.
Press "<Enter>" key to go to next screen.
Specify IP address
- Enter IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the management interface.
- Press "<Enter>" key to complete the installation and reboot the server.
AV Server:
IP Address : 10.224.177.128
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 10.224.177.1
The first reboot of the server could take up to an hour depending upon the configuration of the
machine that is being used. There is nothing much to do here other than wait until the
installation completes.
Open a web browser in your host machine and enter the following URL in the address bar
https://10.224.177.128
Click on "Add Exception...." button.
Confirm Security.
Enter Installation Passphrase
Set the Usernames and Passwords of Audit Vault Server Users (Required)
Set the passwords of the Audit Vault Server administrator, auditor, root and support user:
Username requirements:
- The first character is alphabetical.
- Each remaining character is either alphanumeric or an underscore (_), dollar sign ($), or
number sign (#).
Password requirements:
If your password contains Unicode character (such as non-English characters with accent
marks), the password requirement is that it:
- Be between 8 and 30 characters long.
If you are using English-only, ASCII printable characters, Oracle Audit Vault and Database
Firewall require that passwords:
- Be between 8 and 30 characters long.
- Contain at least one of each of the following:
Note!! DNS Setup: [ Set Audit Vault Server DNS server values only if the network has DNS
servers, otherwise system performance will be impaired. ] I will not use DNS in this setup.
After the "Save" button is clicked, the server will automatically redirect to Login page.
Provide the username and password.
Click on "Login" button.
Audit Vault Home page
After a successful login, the server redirects to Audit Vault Server console home page.
Audit Vault Server 12.2.0.10.0 installation completed successfully.