Audit Vault Agent Deployment on Target Host
Summary;
- Install java 1.6 or above and Set path in user profile
- Download Agent from Audit Vault console
- Target host must be register in Audit Vault
- Install and Start Audit Vault Agent on Target
- Start or activate Audit Vault Agent on Target
- Agent Start, Stop and Status on target
1. Install java 1.6 or above
Set JAVA_HOME and Path in user profile
$ Vi .bash_profile
export Java_HOME=/home/oracle/jrockit-jdk1.6.0_45-R28.2.7-4.1.0
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
save .bash_profile
2. Download Agent from Audit Vault console
Ø Login as AVADMIN
Ø Host => Agent
Ø Click Agent Release and Download
3. Target host must be register in Audit Vault
Ø Login audit vault as AVADMIN
ØClick on register
ØEnter required information of target host
=> Hostname:
=> IP address:
=> Hostname:
=> IP address:
Ø Click save
4. Install Audit Vault Agent on Target
Ø Agent installation on Target Host:
[oracle@dbvault ~]$ java -jar /u01/agent.jar -d /u02/avagent
Checking for updates...
Agent is updating. This operation may take a few minutes. Please wait...
Agent updated successfully.
Agent installed successfully.
If deploying host monitor please refer to product documentation for additional installation steps.
[oracle@dbvault ~]$
Note:
/u01/agent.jar => downloaded agent file location
/u02/avagent => Audit vault desire installation location
5. Start or Activate Audit Vault Agent on Target
To activate please note agent key from Audit Vault server;
Ø Login Audit vault as AVADMIN
Ø Note agent key from Audit Vault console
Agent key:
N#E9-WWEW-XGDL-STSU-MBFA (kay may change as per AVDF)
Ø Start Agent on target with activate key
$ cd /u02/avagent/bin
[oracle@dbvault bin]$ ./agentctl start -k
Enter Activation Key: => Enter / past above noted agent key
Agent started successfully.
[oracle@dbvault bin]$
6. Agent Start, Stop and Status on target
$ cd AGENT_HOME/bin
$ ./agentctl status
$ ./agentctl status
$ ./agentctl status
INSTALLING AND ENABLING HOST MONITORING ON TARGET HOST
Prerequesites;
Install following rpms
• libpcap
• libpcap-devel
• openssl
• openssl-devel
Download the above rpms from http://www.tcpdump.org/
On an Oracle Linux system execute following command from root user
• Yum –y install libpcap libpcap-devel
Installing a Host Monitor in oracle AVDF 12.1.2 on Linux Hosts
• If you have not already done so, deploy the Audit Vault Agent
• Log in as root and identify a root-owned directory on the local hard disk, such as
• Log in as root and identify a root-owned directory on the local hard disk, such as
/usr/local.
• Log in to Audit Vault Server console as an administrator, click on HOSTS tab, and
• Log in to Audit Vault Server console as an administrator, click on HOSTS tab, and
click on Agents
• Click the download button next to Host Monitor (Linux x86-64)
• Click the download button next to Host Monitor (Linux x86-64)
• Then save the .zip file to root owned directory, for example /usr/local
• Place the .zip file in directory /usr/local and unzip it
• Ensure that the hostmonsetup file (in the hm directory) has execute permission.
• Run the following command
[root@12cdb hm]# ./hostmonsetup install
