Configuring parameters on Platform Settings page for Oracle credential management
On the CCS console, you can configure the platform-specific password management parameters for all the agent computers in your environment. To configure the global parameters for the password management of the Oracle user accounts, do the following:
- On theSettingstab of the CCS console, point toSystem Topology, and then click either of the following:
- Map View
- Grid View
On the Home page, hover over theSettingsmenu, and then click either of the following:- Deployment View
- Grid View
- In theCommon Tasksdrop-down list on theMap Viewpage or theGrid Viewpage, click theConfigure Platform Settingsoption.In theCommon Tasksdrop-down list on theDeployment Viewpage or theGrid Viewpage, click theConfigure Platform Settingsoption.
- In thePlatform Settingspane of thePlatform Settingsdialog box, clickOracle.
- In theOracleworkspace, select the parameters as per your configuration requirements.The following sections are available in theOracleworkspace. The first two sections are related to global data collection settings, and the third section is related to the Oracle credential management settings.
- Site NameSelect the site for which you want to apply the configuration settings for the Oracle platform.
- Configuration File SettingsSelect the configuration file that you want to download and edit. After you make changes to a configuration file, you must upload the modified file to this section again. You can upload a new configuration file also.
- Credential Management SettingsClick theCredential Management Settingstab to view the following options that you need to configure for Oracle password management. These are the global settings that affect all the Oracle agent computers that are registered with CCS Manager and that are included in the data collection job.
- Enable Oracle Credential ManagementBy default, this check box is not selected. After you select the check box, the existing credentials that are stored on the agent computer are used for agent-based Oracle data collection. If credentials are not configured on the agent computer, data collection fails. Also, if the Oracle user password stored on the agent expires, data collection fails because the password is not auto-regenerated by the agent.By default, this check box is not selected. After you select this check box, the existing credentials that are stored on the agent computer are used for agent-based Oracle data collection. If credentials are not configured on the agent computer, data collection fails. Also, if the Oracle user password stored on the agent expires, data collection fails because the password is not auto-regenerated by the agent.Before you select this check box and activate this feature, you must configure the Oracle credentials on the agent computer by using the ccsorasetup tool.The following parameters are available after you select theEnable Oracle Credential Managementbox:
- Override Password Settings on AgentIf you select this check box, the settings in theccsoraenv.datfile on an agent computer are overwritten by the password parameters that you configure in thePlatform Settingsdialog box for Oracle.By selecting this option, you choose to overwrite agent-specific settings that are already in place on all agents.If you do not select theOverride Password Settings on Agentcheck box, the agent-specific configuration settings in theccsoraenv.datfile are considered.
- Enable User Credential ManagementAfter you select this check box, the Oracle user account password is managed by the agent. The new password is auto-regenerated as per the change period, length and special character parameters that you specify in thePassword Policiessection in this workspace or in theccsoraenv.datfile on the agent computer.
- Password PoliciesYou must select the parameters in this section as per the password policy of your organization. The following parameters are available in this section:
- Oracle Password LengthBy default, the value for the minimum password length is set to 12 characters. You can set the minimum password length between a range of 8 and 127 characters as per the password policy of your organization.
- Oracle Password Change PeriodUse this parameter to specify the day on which the Oracle password is auto-regenerated by the CCS agent. The value of this parameter is the number of days before the Oracle password expiry date. For example, if the value of this parameter is 5, and if Oracle password is set to expire on 10 January, CCS will change the Oracle password on 6 January.By default, the password change period is set to 35 days.If the password is already expired, CCS cannot manage passwords. In this case, you must change passwords manually.
- Oracle Password Special CharactersYou can use this parameter to specify the special characters that can be used while generating the randomized password for the configured account. By default, the following special characters are provided:
- underscore (_)
- plus (+)
- hyphen (-)
- equal to (=)
- brackets [<>, ()]
- question mark (?)
- asterisk (*)
- percent (%)
- hash (#)
- exclamation mark (!)
You can add any other special characters that comply with the password policy of your organization .
- ClickSaveto save your settings.
- ClickCloseto close thePlatform Settingsdialog box.Your settings for password management are saved for all the Oracle assets that are installed on UNIX agent computers that you include in the scope of your data collection job. The settings are applicable to all the data collection jobs run after you save the settings on thePlatform Settingspage until you change them next time. So, you must ensure that you verify these settings before you run data collection jobs with different scopes.