Installing a server with a remote database

Procedure to install a BigFix server with a remote database.

Perform the following steps:

1. On the computer where you want to install the BigFix server, run the installation.
2. During the server installation, select Single or Master Database as database replication.
   
   
3. Select Use Remote Database as the type of database.
   
   
4. In the Database Server window, click Browse and select the database server instance you want to use.
   Note:

   During the installation on Windows Servers, when the installer must connect to the remote SQL Server database engine, the computer might display a message related to the Computer Browser Service:

   Computer Browser Error with Windows Authentication

   To correct this issue, enable the file and printer sharing option by following these steps:

   1. Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.
   2. Click Change advanced sharing settings.
   3. Click the down arrow next to the network you want to enable file and printer sharing for.
   4. Select Turn on file and printer sharing.
   5. Save the changes.
5. Select the authentication method. If you select SQL Server Authentication using the login ID and password below, provide the credentials of the user with SA privileges.
   Note: These credentials are stored in clear text in the Windows registry but they get obfuscated after the first time the service using these credentials is started again.
   
   
   The database is created on the remote computer where the Microsoft SQL Server is installed. On the computer where the BigFix Server is installed, the registry is updated with the database authentication credentials.