Enable the Consul and Vault

The Consul and vault are enabled to store and manage the data in a secure manner. The Consul must have been configured in an odd number of nodes and the Vault must have been configured in the node where a consul is configured. Also, it is not mandatory to configure a vault in the database nodes.
Tip: It is recommended to configure the vault in two nodes and the consul in three nodes for a multinode.

To enable the consul and vault:

  1. Go to the <avx_installed_path>/conf directory.
  2. Go to the appviewx.conf file.
  3. Execute the following command to enable the consul and vault: $ vi appviewx.conf
  4. Set the ENABLE_VAULT field in the VAULT section to TRUE and update the following fields to install the consul and vault components:
    • CONSUL_CLUSTER
    • CONSUL_CLIENT_PORT
    • HOSTS
    • VAULT_CLUSTER_PORT
    • LOG_LEVEL
  5. When you are done editing the fields, press the ESC key on your keyboard, then type :wq to save and quit the file.
    In case of multinode, run the command $ appviewx --conf-sync to update the changes across all the cluster nodes.
  6. Execute the following command to initialize the configuration changes: $ appviewx --initialize all
  7. Execute the following command to set up and initialize the vault: $ appviewx --vault-setup
  8. Restart all the components to start with the vault configurations by executing the following command: $ appviewx --restart all
  9. Check the status of the components by executing the following command: $ appviewx --status all
    Note: Ensure that the vault is not in a disabled state after you enable it.