Installing Oracle Label Security

Installing Oracle Label Security

Purpose

The goal of this tutorial is to show you how to add Oracle Label Security in your existing Oracle 10g Database.

Time to Complete

Approximately 30 minutes

Topics

This tutorial covers the following topics:

	Installing Oracle Label Security
	Configuring the Database with Oracle Label Security

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Overview

Using the Oracle Universal Installer, you install the Oracle Label Security option.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should have:

1.	Completed the tutorial. OR Completed the tutorial.

Installing Oracle Label Security

To install Oracle Label security, you must use the Oracle Universal Installer

1.	Log in to the Linux box as user oracle and mount the Oracle Database 10g CD. Change directory to the CD and execute the script /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller from your home directory: /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller At the Welcome window, click Next.
2.	At the Specify File Locations window, make sure the Oracle Home and path are set to the current Oracle Database 10g location. Then click Next.
3.	Make sure the Installation Type Custom is selected and click Next.
4.	The installation verifies that your system has the minimum requirements. When done, click Next.
5.	Expand Oracle Database 10g, then Enterprise Edition Options. Click the checkbox next to Oracle Label Security and click Next.
6.	Review your choices, click Install.
7.	The progress window appears.
8.	The End of Installation summary appears. Click Exit, then click Yes.

Configure the Database with Oracle Label Security

In order for the database to contain the appropriate packages for Oracle Label Security, you must run the Database Configuration Assistant to add
the option to your existing database. Perform the following:

1.	From a terminal window, enter the following command and user oracle: dbca
2.	Select Configure database options in a database and click Next.
3.	Select your ORCL database and click Next.
4.	Select Oracle Label Security and click Next.
5.	Select Dedicated Server Mode and then click Next.
6.	Click OK.
7.	Click OK.
8.	You can view the progress of the Database Configuration Assistant.
9.	When complete, click No to end the Database Configuration Assistant.

Installing Oracle Policy Manager

To install Oracle Policy Manager, you must use the Oracle Universal Installer.

1.	Log in to the Linux box as user oracle and mount the Oracle Database 10g Client CD. Change directory to the CD and execute the script /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller from your home directory: /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller At the Welcome window, click Next.
2.	At the Specify File Locations window, make sure the Oracle Home and path are set to the current Oracle Database 10g location. Then click Next.
3.	Make sure the Installation Type Administrator is selected and click Next.
4.	Review your choices and click Install.
5.	The progress window appears.
6.	The End of Installation summary appears. Click Exit.

Summary

In this tutorial, you've learned how to:

	Install the Oracle Label Security component from the Database CD
	Configuring your database with Label Security
	Install the Oracle Policy Manager component from the Client CD

Related Information

	To learn more about Oracle Database 10g, refer to additional OBEs on the Web site.
	To ask a question about this OBE tutorial, post a query on the OBE Discussion Forum

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