Configuring universal connectors

Use the legacy Configure Universal Connector page on a Managed Unit to configure universal connectors.

About this task

Restriction:
  • If you upgrading to Guardium® Data Protection version 12.1, and previously you have not configured any universal connectors on the Managed units, then I such case the Configure Universal Connector page is disabled. If you want to use Configure Universal Connector page to configure universal connectors then use the grdapi modify_guard_param and update the LEGACY_UC_CONFIG_ENABLED as follows:
    paramName=LEGACY_UC_CONFIG_ENABLED paramValue=1.

Procedure

  1. On the Collector, go to Setup > Tools and Views > Configure Universal Connector page.
  2. Before uploading the UC, enable the connector.
  3. To add a new configuration, click the add new icon.
  4. Select the EDB PostgreSQL using kafka (high volume) connector template.
  5. In the Connector Name field, enter a unique connector name.
    Ensure that the name does not contain spaces and special characters.
  6. Click Save.

Results

The Universal Connector is now configured and ready to receive new events from the data source.
Note: To ensure no data failover and appropriate load balancing, define the same configuration name on the Managed Unit on all Universal Connector in same Kafka Cluster.