Databases

Use the database tab of the compliance monitoring smart assistant to identify databases for monitoring and manage database credentials needed for discovering sensitive data.

Identifying databases in your environment that require data protection is an important part of configuring compliance monitoring. The databases tab of the compliance monitoring smart assistant displays an inventory of known databases and a summary of their configuration status. Use this inventory to track compliance monitoring configuration status, add databases for monitoring, and manage the database credentials used for discovering sensitive data.

The database inventory supports the following database types:
  • Db2
  • Db2 z/OS
  • Informix
  • MongoDB
  • MS SQL Server
  • MS SQL SERVER (DataDirect)
  • MS SQL SERVER (DataDirect - Dynamic Port)
  • MySQL
  • Netezza
  • Oracle
  • Oracle (DataDirect - Service Name)
  • Oracle (DataDirect - SID)
  • PostgreSQL
  • SAP HANA
  • Sybase
  • Sybase IQ
  • Teradata
Note: The inventory of known databases is established by any of the following:
  • Observed traffic on collectors
  • Existing datasources on a central manager
  • Databases added using the compliance monitoring or database inventory tools, for example Import from CSV and Reconcile assets.
Known databases are refreshed hourly and the data is retained for 30 days by default.

It is possible to have more datasources defined than databases in the inventory. This happens when the same database is used in multiple datasource definitions or when a database that is not supported by the inventory is used in a datasource definition.

Get started by adding databases to the inventory. From the Databases tab, click the add database icon to add an individual database or click the Import from CSV button to import multiple databases.