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Migration of File based TDE to OKV for Exadata Database Service on Cloud at Customer Gen2 (Doc ID 2823650.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Key Vault - Version 21.1.0.0 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version All Versions and later
Linux x86-64

Goal

The purpose of this document is to provide step-by-step instructions on how to migrate Exadata Database Service on Cloud at Customer (ExaDB-C@C) Gen2 File based TDE to Oracle Key Vault (OKV) for RDBMS versions 12.1, 18c and 19c databases.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Migrate File based TDE to OKV for Exadata Database Service on Cloud at Customer Gen2
 Overview
 OKV UI Console Configuration Steps
 Step 1.1 - Create Endpoints in the OKV Console
 Step 1.2 - Create Wallet in the OKV Console
 Step 1.3 - Set Wallet as default Wallet for each ExaDB-C@C RAC database instance Endpoint
 Step 1.4 - Enroll each Endpoint
 ExaDB-C@C Database Configuration Steps
 Step 2.1 - Copy OKV Client software on each Endpoint (database node)
 Step 2.2 - Create Wallet Root on each DB Node (Needs to be local – cannot be shared)
 Step 2.3 - Install OKV endpoint software on each DB Node
 Step 2.4 - Verify connection to OKV
 Step 2.5 - Upload Current Wallets to OKV (Migration from File to OKV)
 Step 2.6 - Add OKV PASSWORD to the Keystore to allow AUTOLOGIN into the OKV Keystore (RUN ON ALL NODES)
 Step 2.7 - Add Secret Key to use external store (RUN ON ALL Nodes – For 18c and 19c ONLY) 
 Step 2.8 - Update Database Initialization Parameters (18c and 19c ONLY)
 Step 2.9 - Sqlnet.ora and RAC DB Environmental Settings (12.1 ONLY)
 Step 2.10 - Bounce the database
 Step 2.11 - Migrate to OKV (rekey the database - Run on one node)
 Step 2.12 - Queries to verify your OKV environment
 Step 2.13 - Cloud registration updates (CREG file Changes on all Nodes)
 Known Issues and Troubleshooting
 The okvclient.ora soft link issue
 12.1 RDBMS wallet key needed for cloned PDB
 Data Guard with OKV 
 Rotate keys delayed update to v$encrypted_tablespaces view
References

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