Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide

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2.1.10 Setting up the database

Select the database to be used to record the information managed by JP1/Software Distribution and specify information needed in order to use the database. The Database Settings dialog box is displayed the first time any of Server, Asset Information Manager Subset, or OpenView Linkage is being installed. The actual dialog box that is displayed depends on the database to be used.

Organization of this subsection
(1) For Embedded RDB
(2) For Microsoft SQL Server
(3) For Oracle

(1) For Embedded RDB

If you select Embedded RDB in the Select Database dialog box, the following window appears:

Figure 2-13 Database Settings dialog box (for Embedded RDB)

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Port Number
Specify the port number to be used to connect to Embedded RDB. The default is 30008.

Administrator ID
Specify the login ID to be used to connect to Embedded RDB. This ID must be expressed as 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters beginning with an alphabetic character. The default is netmdm.

Password
Enter a password that will be used to connect to Embedded RDB. Express the password as 1 to 30 alphanumeric characters beginning with an alphabetic character. Spaces are not permitted.

Re-enter Password
Re-enter the password that was entered in Password.

(2) For Microsoft SQL Server

If you select Microsoft SQL Server in the Select Database dialog box, the following window appears:

Figure 2-14 Database Settings dialog box (for Microsoft SQL Server)

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Host name of the database server
Specify the host name of Microsoft SQL Server. The default is the local host name.
When using named instances, specify the host name in the format shown below. The permitted maximum length of a host name is 64 characters including the instance name.
database-server's-host-name\instance-name

Database name
Specify the name of the database. The default is NETMDM.

Administrator ID
Specify the login ID to be used to connect to Microsoft SQL Server.

Password
Specify the password for connecting to Microsoft SQL Server. The permitted maximum length is 30 characters.

(3) For Oracle

If you select Oracle in the Select Database dialog box, the following window appears:

Figure 2-15 Database Settings dialog box (for Oracle)

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Host name of the database server
Specify the host name of Oracle Database Server. The default is the local host name.

SID
Specify the Oracle SID. The default is NETM.

Administrator ID
Specify the login ID to be used to connect to Oracle.

Password
Specify the password for connecting to Oracle. The permitted maximum length is 30 characters.