Extracting the Installation Package

This section explains the procedure to extract the Oracle Database Protector installation package. It includes steps for saving the installation package, navigating to the appropriate directory, and extracting the required files. These instructions ensure that all components are ready for installation.

1. Log in to the Oracle database server with an account having the required privileges.
2. Save the Oracle database protector installation package, DatabaseProtector_<operating_system>-<arch>_<Oracle_distribution>-x64_<version>.tgz, made available by Protegrity, in any sample directory. For example, /opt/protegrity/
3. Navigate to the /opt/Protegrity/ directory.
4. To extract the contents, run the following command:

   tar -xvf DatabaseProtector_Linux-ALL-64_x86-64_Oracle-ALL-64_<DBP_version>.tgz
   

5. Press ENTER. The command extracts the package and the signature files.

   DatabaseProtector_Linux-ALL-64_x86-64_Oracle-ALL-64_<DBP_version>.tgz
   signatures/
   signatures/DatabaseProtector_Linux-ALL-64_x86-64_Oracle-ALL-64_<DBP_version>.tgz_<DBP_version>.sig
   

6. To extract the contents of the installation package, run the following command:

   tar -xvf DatabaseProtector_Linux-ALL-64_x86-64_Oracle-ALL-64_<DBP_version>.tgz
   

7. Press ENTER. The command extracts the files from the package.

   LogforwarderSetup_Linux_x64_<DBP_version>.sh
   RPAgentSetup_Linux_x64_<DBP_version>.sh
   PepOracleSetup_Linux_x64_<DBP_version>.sh
   Install_OracleProtector_<Operating System>_x64_<DBP_version>.sh
   U.S.Patent.No.6,321,201.Legend.txt
   

Note: To automate the installation process, use the master installation script provided in the build: Install_OracleProtector_Linux_x64_<DBP_version>.sh
For more information, refer the following sections:

• Installing Oracle Database Protector on Standalone System
• Installing Oracle Database Protector on RAC System