Getting Started With CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager › Configure the Database

Configure the Database

After you install CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager, you can do the following:

• Update the settings for the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager database. For example, you can update the name of the instance, the port values, and so on.
• Change the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager database application to Microsoft SQL Server.
• Change the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager database application to Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition.

To configure the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager database

1. From the Navigation bar, click Configuration.
2. From the Configuration panel, click Database Configuration.
3. Complete the following fields on the configuration screen:
   • SQL Server Machine Name--Specify the name of the server that hosts the SQL Server instance.
   • SQL Server Instance--Specify the name of the SQL Server instance.
   • SQL Server port--Specify the port number for this instance or enable the Auto detect option.
   • Choose the Authentication Mode--Windows Authentication Mode is the default selection.

     Note: Selecting SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode enables the User Name and Password fields.

   • (Optional) Test--Click Test to verify that the application can communicate with the Microsoft SQL Server instance.
   • Specify the Database Connection Pool values--For Max and Min Connections, enter a value from 1 through 99.
4. Click Save.

   Note: Click Reset to clear all of the specified values and load the original data.

5. (Optional) If the application is providing data to CA ARCserve Central Reporting, open Windows Server Manager and restart the following service:

   CA ARCserve Central Applications Service
   

   The Database Server configuration is applied.