Linux-UNIX: Working with K-TAP

K-TAP is a kernel module that is installed into the database server operating system during S-TAP® installation. After it is installed, it can be enabled or disabled with a configuration file setting. When enabled, it observes access to a database server by hooking the mechanisms used to communicate between the database client and the server. With K-TAP you do not need to change how database clients connect to the server.

Important: K-TAP does not support Ksplice or any other live kernel patching mechanism. To use K-TAP in your Linux environment, you must disable live kernel patching, including Ksplice extensions and similar mechanisms, such as Ubuntu Linux livepatch or SUSE Linux Live Patching.

Note: If K-TAP fails to load properly during installation, possibly caused by hardware or software compatibility, P-CAP is installed as the default collection mechanism. See Linux-UNIX: Enable K-TAP after installation if P-CAP was installed by default.