Discovery parameters
The discovery parameters define the behavior of the auto-discovery feature, for discovering database instances and sending the results to the current active S-TAP.
These parameters are stored in the [TAP] section of the S-TAP properties file. For a full description of the feature, see Windows: Discover database instances.
Attention: These are advanced parameters and should be
modified only by IBM Technical Support.
Attention: If a parameter is available through both the GIM and the command
line interface (CLI), then the GIM parameter,
including any defaults, always overwrites any value that is available from
WINSTAP_CMD_LINE.
| GIM | guard_tap.ini | Default value | Description | Protocol version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINSTAP_AUTO_DISCOVERY | AUTO_DISCOVERY | 0 | Enables auto discovery of database instances, populates inspection engines, and updates
guard_tap.ini at S-TAP start. Auto
discovery runs once at the time of S-TAP installation
and does not automatically repeat. The parameter value is 1 upon a fresh install and changes to 0
after the initial discovery. When set to 1, auto-discovery overwrites user modifications to the
inspection engines configurations. Use with caution. Valid values:
|
7 and 8 |
| WINSTAP_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL | DISCOVERY_INTERVAL | 24 | The time interval, in hours, at which the S-TAP reports its
discovered DB instances to collector. Valid values:
Remember: For Protocol 8 only: Dynamic parameter. When you
modify the value in the guard_tap.ini, the S-TAP does not need restarting for
the updated values to take effect.
|
7 and 8 |
| WINSTAP_DISCOVERY_PORT | DISCOVERY_PORT | 8443 | S-TAP uses this port to connect to the Guardium system. Valid values: 10244-65535. | 7 and 8 |