Enabling External Access to the Database

Procedure


Step 1

Choose System (system gear icon) > Configuration.

Step 2

Click External Database Access.

Step 3

Select the Allow External Database Access check box.

Step 4

Enter an appropriate value in the Server Hostname field. Depending on your third-party application requirements, this value can be either the fully qualified domain name (FQDN), IPv4 address, or IPv6 address of the management center.

Note

In management center high availability setups, enter only the active peer details. We do not recommend entering details of the standby peer.

Step 5

Next to Client JDBC Driver, click Download and follow your browser’s prompts to download the client.zip package.

Step 6

To add database access for one or more IP addresses, click Add Hosts. An IP Address field appears in the Access List field.

Step 7

In the IP Address field, enter an IP address or address range, or any.

Step 8

Click Add.

Step 9

Click Save.

Tip

If you want to revert to the last saved database settings, click Refresh.