IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, Version 7.4

Creating the FIPS configuration file

A FIPS configuration file is required for FIPS initialization. This file is called fips.conf, and is required on each computer where a server component is installed.

About this task

Before running the server components in FIPS 140–2 mode, create the FIPS configuration file as follows:

Procedure

  1. Create an empty text file called fips.conf.
  2. Save this file in the relevant directory for your operating system:
    • UNIX: $NCHOME/etc/security
    • Windows: %NCHOME%\ini\security

What to do next

You must now configure the server components for FIPS 140–2 mode.
Parent topic: Configuring FIPS 140–2 support for the server components