Use the database wizard to create databases for the IBM® Connections applications that you plan to install.
Before you begin
Before using the wizard for the first time, you must complete the steps described in the
Preparing the database wizard for Oracle topic.When you are creating a database either with the
database wizard or SQL scripts, you must log into the system where the database is hosted with the
database administrator account. For Oracle, the default value on AIX® and Linux™ is oracle, and
system administrator on Windows™.
Oracle connects to IBM Connections
databases with the user accounts that are configured during database creation. The passwords of
those user accounts are defined later in this task.
(Oracle only) Ensure
that the Statement cache size for the data sources on WebSphere Application
Server is no larger than 50. A higher value could lead to Out Of Memory
errors on the application server instance.
About this task
Use the IBM Connections database wizard to create,
update, and remove databases. You can review the scripts that the wizard executes by looking in
the connections.sql directory in the installation media. On Oracle, the log
shows the results of the commands.
To create databases with the wizard, complete the following
steps:
Procedure
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From the IBM Connections Wizards directory, open the
following file to launch the wizard:
- AIX:
./dbWizard.sh
- Linux: ./dbWizard.sh
- Microsoft™
Windows: dbWizard.bat
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Click Next to continue.
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Select the option to Create a database and click
Next.
Note: On the option selection panel, you can choose Export SQL
commands list only. This option exports the create command list for you. It does not
validate database connectivity or perform any create tasks.
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Enter the details of the database you wish to create and then click
Next:
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Select a database type.
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Select the location of the database.
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Specify a database instance.
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Select an application and click Next.
Notes:
- If you are creating databases in this task, only applications that have not already been
installed to a database instance are available. If you are updating databases, you can only choose
applications that are already installed.
- The News and Search databases are contained in the Home page database.
- The Metrics application has some additional requirements:
- If you select the Metrics application, you must also select the IBM
Cognos® application.
- If you have already deployed Cognos components and have
a Cognos Content Store available, you do not need to create
another.
- If you do create a Cognos Content Store, only the
container is created now; the tables are created when you start the Cognos BI Server for the first time.
- You do not need a dedicated database server for Cognos
or for the Metrics application; you can host the Metrics database and the Cognos Content Store on the same database server as the other Connections
databases.
- Even if you do not plan to deploy Cognos yet, you
should create the Metrics database and the Cognos Content
Store now so that IBM Connections can begin collecting event
data immediately.
- IBM Connections Content Manager requires two databases: Global Configuration Database and Object
Store.
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Enter the password for the databases and then click Next. Choose one of
the following options:
- Use the same password for all applications. Enter the password in the
Password and Confirm password fields.
- Create different passwords for each application. Enter a different
password for each application database, and confirm the password in the confirm field.
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Review the Pre Configuration Task Summary to ensure that the values you
entered on previous pages in the wizard are correct. If you want to make a change, click
Back to edit the value. Click Create to begin creating
databases.
Note:
The Show detailed database commands is enabled by default. It previews
each SQL command before it is executed by the wizard. If you choose to save the commands, you must
have write-access to the folder you choose to save them in.
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Click Next to see all the database scripts that are ready to be
executed.
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Click Save As to save the commands.
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To run the commands listed, click Execute.
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Review the Post Configuration Task Summary panel and, if necessary, click
View Log to open the log file. Click Finish to exit
the wizard.