Systems Insight Manager 6.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for MS Windows

9 Database installation
Install and use SQL Express
Install and use SQL Express. This option enables you to install and configure HP Systems Insight Manager
to use SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3.
Procedure 9-1 Install and use SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3
1. From the Database Configuration window, select Install and Use SQL Express.
2. In the Username field, the installing user account appears and can be edited. The account specified
must be the user name for the database server.
3. In the Password field, enter the password for the database server.
HP Systems Insight Manager does not support the following in a user name and password:
• A blank password
• A space followed by a double-quote
• A backslash (\)
If you use these characters in your user name or password, the HP Systems Insight Manager
database initialization fails.
4. In the Domain and Host fields, enter the domain name for the database server.
5. Click Next. A dialog box appears indicating files are being extracted. After the files are extracted, a
new dialog box appears indicating SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 is being installed. After SQL
Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 is installed, the Select Installation Type window appears.
Return to installation.
Use SQL/SQL Express
Use SQL/SQL Express. This option is applicable if you have SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition SP3 installed and you want to configure HP Systems Insight Manager to use it.
Procedure 9-2 Use SQL or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3
1. From the Database Configuration window, select Use SQL/SQL Express.
2. In the Username field, the installing user account appears and can be edited. The account specified
must be the user name for the database server.
3. In the Password field, enter the password for the database server.
HP Systems Insight Manager does not support the following in a user name and password:
• A blank password
• A space followed by a double-quote
• A backslash (\)
If you use these characters in your user name or password, the HP Systems Insight Manager
database initialization fails.
4. In the Domain and Host fields, enter the domain name for the database server.
5. Click Next. The Select Installation Type window appears.
Return to installation.
Use Oracle
Use Oracle. This option is applicable if you have Oracle installed and you want to configure HP Systems
Insight Manager to use it.
Procedure 9-3 Configure Oracle
1. Install Oracle or verify Oracle is installed.
2. Create a Database Scheme using the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant. To use the assistant,
select Program Files→Oracle-OraHome92→Configuration and Migration Tool.
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