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Configuring Database Server

Before you install RiskMinder, set up the database for storing user information, server configuration data, audit log data, and other information.

RiskMinder supports a primary database and also a backup database, which can be used during failover and failback in high-availability deployments. Database connectivity can be configured in one of the following ways:

• Automatically during RiskMinder installation, when the installer edits the arcotcommon.ini file with the database information you supply.
• Later, manually by:
  1. Editing the arcotcommon.ini file.
  2. Editing the DSN, as required for the server component.
  3. Updating securestore.enc by using the dbutil tool.

There are specific configuration requirements for each supported database (Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, or Oracle). Use the following information to set up the database server yourself, or provide this information to your database administrator (DBA) when you request a database account.

Important! To protect the database, it is recommended that the database server be protected with a firewall or any other access control mechanism and is set to the same time-zone as all CA products.

• Configuring Microsoft SQL Server
• Configuring Oracle Database
• Configuring MySQL