Preface

This manual provides information how to administer DirX Audit. It consists of the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1 describes how to manage DirX Audit Manager.

  • Chapter 2 describes how to manage DirX Audit Message Broker.

  • Chapter 3 describes how to manage DirX Audit Server.

  • Chapter 4 describes how to manage databases.

  • Chapter 5 describes how to manage collectors.

  • Chapter 6 provides information about error handling.

  • Chapter 7 provides information about DirX Audit in a multiple tenant environment.

  • Chapter 8 provides information about the database schema.

  • Chapter 9 provides information about several implementations of authorization policy enforcement points (PEP) that DirX Audit supports.

  • Chapter 10 describes how to configure the generator for populating OLAP fact tables (KPI generator / Fact Population Tool).

  • Chapter 11 provides information on configuring and running synchronization jobs for importing history entries.

  • Chapter 12 describes how to configure the scheduled job that updates History Database entries.

  • Chapter 13 provides information about the History Database schemas.

  • Chapter 14 provides useful hints on tuning database performance in your environment.

  • Chapter 15 provides information about the fact tables that are the foundation for DirX Audit Manager’s Dashboard components.

  • Chapter 16 describes how to set log levels for DirX Audit Server.

  • Chapter 17 describes how to manage DirX Audit cryptographic material.

  • Chapter 18 describes how to monitor DirX Audit with Java Management Extensions (JMX).

  • Chapter 19 describes how to monitor DirX Audit with reports.

  • Appendix A lists the communication ports used by DirX Audit Manager, DirX Audit Message Broker, and DirX Audit Server.