Enabling vault access

A vault is a tool designed to control access to sensitive credentials. It can also generate access keys dynamically for specific services or applications.
Vault eliminates hard coded application credentials embedded in applications, configuration files, and allows the sensitive passwords to be centrally stored, logged, and managed within the vault. 

PATROL for IBM DB2 supports using password from vault. When you want to specify credentials while configuring a monitor policy for Oracle Enterprise database, you can use the vault to get the credentials.

Before you begin

Enable vault access in PATROL Agent.

For more information, see Enabling vault access.

To enable vault access

You can enable it at the global level, environment level, and monitor type.

Global level variable has the highest precedence over other levels. The precedence order is global level > monitor type > environmental level.

Following are the examples of different environmental level:

Following are the examples of different monitor type:

Following are the examples of global, monitor type, and environment level configuration variables for which you can enable vault. Add one of the following configuration variables as per your requirement to enable vault.

If you are using vault to access the password in BMC Helix Operations Management, enter the query string in the Password and Confirm password field.

To add a configuration variable

1. Click Configuration and select Monitor Policies.
2. Locate the policy and click Edit.
3. Click the Configuration Variables tab and then click Add Configuration Variable.
4. On the Add Configuration Variable page, in the Variable field, enter the variable path and name.
5. From the Operation list, select REPLACE. 
   You create a new variable by using the REPLACE operation.
6. In the Value field, enter the value of the variable.
   If you do not enter a value, default value of the variable is used.