About the DirX Audit Installation

This guide provides information about how to install and configure DirX Audit. Installing DirX Audit consists of two phases:

  • Running the installation procedure, which copies the necessary files to the target file system and performs an initial deployment.

  • Running the configuration procedure which configures the installed software.

New versions of DirX Audit are distributed about every year, while service packs provide intermediate updates (new features or bug fixes). Contact your support organization for the latest information about service packs.

The sections in this chapter provide general information about the installation.

Supported Relational Databases

DirX Audit can use the following relational databases:

  • Microsoft SQL Server

  • Oracle Database

For the supported version numbers and distributions, see the DirX Audit Release Notes.

You can use the Express editions (of either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Database), but these configurations are not recommended for production environments due to the limitations of the Express Editions.

See the chapter “Managing DirX Audit Databases” in the DirX Audit Administration Guide for additional information about configuring DirX Audit databases.

Supported Operating Systems

You can run the DirX Audit software on the following operating systems:

  • Linux

  • Microsoft Windows Server

For the supported version numbers and distributions, see the DirX Audit Release Notes.

DirX Audit runs in 64-bit mode.

Installing as system services is supported on the Windows platform and on Linux platforms that conform to Linux Standard Base Core 3.1 and newer.

Supported Web Browsers

The following Web browsers have been tested to ensure they work correctly with DirX Audit Manager Web interface:

  • Google Chrome

  • Microsoft Edge

  • Mozilla Firefox

For the supported version numbers, see the DirX Audit Release Notes.

Disk Space Requirements

The installation procedure requires 1.5 GB of temporary disk space. The completed DirX Audit installation requires 1.1 GB of disk space.

Additional space is required for data and log files.

Firewall Configuration Hints

The following table shows the default outgoing communication ports used by DirX Audit Manager (deployed in Apache Tomcat), DirX Audit Message Broker and DirX Audit Server. You should open these ports on firewalls on the machine where DirX Audit is installed (only if you use the corresponding component). When isolating DirX Audit Manager, DirX Audit Message Broker and DirX Audit Server behind firewalls or on secure subnets, ensure that communication between components on these ports is not interrupted.

Service Non SSL SSL

DirX Audit Message Broker (Apache ActiveMQ)

30666

30667

DirX Audit Message Broker Console (Apache ActiveMQ admin Web console)

30662

DirX Audit Message Broker (Apache ActiveMQ) JMX interface

30699

DirX Audit Manager deployed in Apache Tomcat

8080

8443

DirX Audit Server JMX interface - specific port for each tenant

30091 - 30xxx

The following table shows the default incoming TCP ports that should be opened on the other systems that DirX Audit uses (for collecting or storing audit trails; for example, LDAP and DB) (only if you use the corresponding system):

Service Non SSL SSL

DB access (JDBC) – SQL Server

1433

DB access (JDBC) – Oracle DB

1521

LDAP server

389

636

Apache ActiveMQ broker (external – non DirX Audit)

61616

61617

Apache Tomcat is not deployed with DirX Audit and its configuration is independent of the product. The port numbers listed here are the default Apache Tomcat values. They can be modified in your deployment and real values must be checked in the Apache Tomcat configuration.

The values listed in the table for DirX Audit Message Broker are the system defaults. You can change the default values for the OpenWire connector and SSL connector, if necessary, by using the DirX Audit Core Configuration Wizard.

The values listed in the table for DirX Audit Server JMX interface are the system defaults and are specific for each configured tenant. You can change the default values by using the DirX Audit Tenant Configuration Wizard.