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title: "How to Configure Spirion Sensitive Data Platform to Connect to an Oracle Database"
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# How to Configure Spirion Sensitive Data Platform to Connect to an Oracle Database

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to prepare the Windows server for scanning Oracle databases using Spirion Sensitive Data Platform (SDP).

## Overview

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to prepare Windows server to scan Oracle databases using Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.

-   **Windows Server** should be installed and configured as per Spirion’s Best Practice. 
-   The first part of the article is to install the Oracle Instant Client onto the server.
-   The second part is installing the Spirion Windows Agent if it has not been done already.
-   **Note***:* They do not have to be installed in any particular order. The third and last part of the document will describe the connection process.
-   For a sample Oracle Connection String see the [documentation](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/data-assets-and-targets-database-target#oracle-connection-string).

### In This Article

-   How to Install Oracle on a Spirion Discovery Server
-   How to Configure Spirion to Scan Oracle Databases

## How to Install Oracle on a Spirion Discovery Server

Procedure:

1.  Download the appropriate Instant Client 64-bit packages for your platform.
2.  -   All installations require the **Basic** or **Basic Light** package.
    -   [https://www.oracle.com/za/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html](https://www.oracle.com/za/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html)  
          
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3.  Unzip the packages into a single directory such as: **C:\\oracle\\instantclient\_19\_3**
4.  Add this directory to the PATH environment variable.
5.  1.  If you have multiple versions of Oracle libraries installed, make sure the new directory occurs first in the path.
    2.  Restart any terminal windows or otherwise make sure the new PATH is used by your applications.
6.  Click the Windows Start menu and search for **Advanced system settings**. Click the option that appears as shown below.  
      
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7.  In the dialogue that appears, select **Environment Variables**.  
      
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8.  Select Path > **Edit…**  
      
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9.  Click **New > Browse**.  
      
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10.  Browse down to the folder **InstantClient\_##\_##** under the Oracle directory.  
       
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11.  Click **OK** on all open windows thereafter to save your settings.                              
12.  Download and install the correct Visual Studio Redistributable from Microsoft.
13.  1.  Instant Client 19 requires the [Visual Studio 2017 redistributable](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads).
14.  Restart any terminal windows or otherwise make sure the new PATH is used by your applications.

## How to Download and Install the Latest Spirion Agent

Download the latest Spirion Agent from the Spirion Sensitive Data Platform console:

1.  Open a web browser.
2.  Navigate to the Spirion Customer Portal: [https//my.spirion.com](https://https//my.spirion.com).
3.  Download the latest **Spirion Endpoint for Windows** package.  
      
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4.  The file **SpirionSetup.exe** downloads.
5.  When the download is complete, install the Spirion Endpoint (Agent) onto the Windows server:
6.  1.  Double-click the .exe file to launch the setup wizard.  
          
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    2.  Accept the license agreement and click **Next**.  
          
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    3.  Click **Typical** (if you require the installation files to be on another drive letter, select **Custom**).  
          
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    4.  Click the **Install** button.  
          
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7.  Wait for the installation to complete.  
      
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8.  Then click **Finish**.  
      
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9.  Close the Spirion Agent after opening it as this interferes with any scans initiated by Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.

## How to Configure Spirion to Scan Oracle Databases

Next, you configure Spirion to scan Oracle databases.

-   If the Agent is being installed for the first time, you may need your license key (lic).
-   Record your Oracle connection information.
-   -   Either
    -   -   Request the Oracle Connection information from the DBA or
        -   Have the DBA present during the configuration 
    -   Required information can be found in step 7.

Procedure:

1.  Open the **Spirion Agent** by clicking on the Spirion App icon.  
      
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2.  Enter the password.
3.  1.  If no password has been created:
    2.  1.  Create a password unique to this Agent
        2.  Else, continue as a guest
        3.  *Note: If you continue as a guest none of the settings will be saved to the Agent and will have to be readded, if needed.*  
              
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4.  Select **Location > Databases > Enable Database Search**.  
      
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5.  Select **Location > Databases > Customize Database Settings**.  
      
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6.  Ensure that the database type selected is **Oracle**, otherwise click the drop-down menu and select the **Database Type** from the list.  
      
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7.  Once the **Database Type** is selected click the **Configure** button.  
      
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8.  Enter in the Database connection information as per the Oracle DBA.  
      
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9.  Click the **Test Connection** button to ensure that the settings are correct.
10.  1.  If this fails, troubleshoot the issue with your database administrator.  
           
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11.  Click **OK**.
12.  Click and highlight the newly created connection string.  
       
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13.  The full connection string now appears above.
14.  Highlight and copy the string of text as shown in the image.
15.  1.  This information will be entered into the Spirion Sensitive Data Platform Console to search the Oracle Database.  
           
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16.  Open the Spirion Sensitive Data Platform console and select **Data Asset Inventory**.  
       
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17.  Then select **Data Assets and Targets**.  
       
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18.  Now select **Targets**.  
       
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19.  Then select **Add Target**.  
       
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20.  Enter a Target name that makes sense to your organization.
21.  Then select **Database**.  
       
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22.  Now select the **Oracle** button.   
       
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23.  Paste the connection string we generated in the Spirion Agent in step 10 and then click **Save**.  
       
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24.  The **Oracle Database Server** is now configured to be scanned by Spirion.