Configure the Default Vault

Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.

Before using the default vault, you should migrate any existing MFDS secure data to the vault. Then you can configure MFDS to use the vault.

Migrate MFDS secure data to the vault

If you have used Transport Layer Security (TLS) or External Security with previous versions of MFDS, you need to migrate this information to the vault before configuring MFDS to use it.

From your Windows control panel, stop the Micro Focus Directory Server service.
Stop the Micro Focus Directory Server process either from the Web UI Shutdown option or by entering the following at a command prompt in the $COBDIR directory:
```
mfds -s
```
At a Visual COBOL command prompt, enter:
```
mfds --vault-migrate
```

Configure MFDS to use the default vault

Out of the box, MFDS does not use the default vault. After configuring a provider and addressing migration issues, you must configure your system to use it.

If the Micro Focus Directory Server service is running, stop the service from the Windows control panel (Windows) or either from the Web UI Shutdown option or by entering the following at a command prompt in the $COBDIR directory (UNIX):
```
mfds -s
```
Set a system environment variable: MFDS_USE_VAULT=Y.
Restart the Micro Focus Directory Server service.

When MFDS is configured correctly, the text [Vault enabled] appears on the Enterprise Server Administration Home page in the top right corner above the licensing status.