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IBM® BigFix® Remote Control
Installation Guide
By using IBM® BigFix® Remote Control you can remotely support and control thousands of PCs and servers, on an enterprise scale, from a central location or directly, in peer to peer mode.
Install the IBM® BigFix® Remote Control components
The IBM® BigFix® Remote Control components can be installed in two ways. If you have access to the IBM BigFix console, use a deployment fixlet to install the components.
Install the server
IBM® BigFix® Remote Control server supports the following installation types:
Set up the database
Setting up MSSQL
Creating the database

Creating the database

About this task

Use the MS SQL management studio to complete the following steps:

Note: During the installation of MS SQL, mixed mode authentication should have been set up.

Procedure

Click Connect.
Right-click the server tree and click properties.
Select security.
Ensure that SQL server and authentication mode is selected.
Expand the server tree.
Right-click databases.
Select Create New Database.
Enter a name for the database. For example, TRCDB. Click OK.

Results

The default owner of the database is user sa, the system administrator. Create a new user, to be the owner of the database being used with IBM® BigFix® Remote Control.

Database permissions

The default system administrator is the owner of the database and therefore has the required permissions for using the database. If you have created a new user, they also have the required permissions if they have been assigned as the owner of the database.