Installation Manual

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 Installation Guide 315

• Make sure you have all the necessary information before you begin the installation. Read

through the following steps before you begin.

To create the appiq_user account for Microsoft SQL Server:

1. To run the script on Microsoft Windows, go to the DBIQ\sqlserver\win directory on the

CIM Extensions CD-ROM.

IMPORTANT: You must complete the following steps.

2. Verify you have the password to the SA user account.

You are prompted for the password for this user account when you run the script.

3. In a new command window, run the CreateSQLServerActCustomPwd.bat script on the

computer with the SQL Server database.

NOTE: You can use a remote SQL Server isql to run this script.

4. The script prompts you for the name of the SQL Server on which to create the appiq_user

account. If you are creating the account on a default instance, enter the host name if the

instance is non-clustered and the SQLNetwork Name if the instance is clustered. If you are

creating the account on a named instance, enter the host name and the instance name as

follows:

For a non-clustered instance:

For a clustered instance:

5. The script prompts you for the password for the appiq_user account. Provide a password that

meets the password policy criteria described in ”Creating Custom Passwords on Managed

Database Instances” on page 303.

6. The script prompts you for the SA user password. Enter the password.

The appiq_user account is created.

7. To determine if appiq_user was added correctly to your SQL server:

a. Open SQL Server Management Studio.

b. Expand the user interface for SQL Server Management Studio, and then expand the specific

SQL Server and select Security.

c. Double-click Logins and view the list of users authorized to access the SQL Server.

d. Click the Refresh button in SQL Server Management Studio. If the appiq_user is not listed,

the management server is not able to discover the database.

8. To determine if the SQL Server is ready to accept connections from the management server:

a. Connect to the SQL Server installation through SQL Server Management Studio using the

appiq_user account and the password specified earlier.