Installation of Client Automation › Management Database (MDB)

Management Database (MDB)

The DSM manager requires a management database (MDB). For the most current list of supported platforms, see the Compatibility Matrix on CA Support.

MDBs can appear in the following configurations:

• Local configuration—The manager and the database are running on the same computer.

  In CA Client Automation, this applies only to an MDB based on Microsoft SQL Server. Both the manager and the MDB are installed in a Windows operating environment.

• Remote configuration—The database is located on computer A and the manager is installed on computer B and is using a client to connect to the database on computer A.

  In CA Client Automation, this applies to both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle MDBs.

  For an Oracle MDB, the remote configuration is mandatory. Actually, the DSM manager is located on a computer running Windows and the Oracle MDB is installed on a computer running a supported Sun Solaris operating system.

Within the multi-tier architecture, instances of the management database (MDB) can be implemented at the enterprise and domain manager tiers. Both tiers support Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle MDBs. You can also implement MDBs on different database providers on the individual tiers, for example, you can select SQL Server for the domain manager and Oracle for the enterprise manager.

In mixed configurations, for example, a domain manager with SQL Server-based MDB and an enterprise manager with Oracle-based MDB, you need the appropriate database clients on the managers; in this example, you need the Oracle client on the domain and the SQL client on the enterprise manager.

Before the installation of CA Client Automation starts, either the database server (for local configuration) or the database client (for remote configuration) has to be installed.

During the installation of CA Client Automation, you select the database type.