Database Connectors

The following database connectors are available for installation with ArcSight Express:

*These connectors extract events from an SQL Server or MySQL databases, which requires a JDBC driver. See Add a JDBC Driver for instructions.

All of these database connectors require the following information when being added to ArcSight Express; some connectors require additional parameters, such as event types or polling frequency.

Parameter

Description

Database JDBC Driver

If you are using an ODBC DRIVER, select 'sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver' driver. For JDBC drivers, select the 'com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver' driver.

Database URL

If you are using an ODBC DRIVER, enter: 'jdbc:odbc:<ODBC Data Source Name>, where the <ODBC Data Source Name> is the name of the ODBC data source you just created. If you are using a JDBC DRIVER, enter: 'jdbc:sqlserver://<MS SQL Server Host Name or IP Address>:1433;DatabaseName=<MS SQL Server Database Name>,' substituting actual values for <MS SQL Server Host Name or IP Address> and <MS SQL Server Database Name>.

Database User

Enter the login name of the database user with appropriate privilege.

Database Password

Enter the password for the SiteProtector Database User.