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Requirements

FastStart Host Machines

Hardware and software requirements for CA DLP components are provided in the FastStart Guide.

FastStart Database

CA DLP FastStart supports Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (including the Express edition) and 2008. In all cases, ensure that your database is correctly configured. In particular:

Server authentication mode

You must up set up SQL Server to use the correct authentication method, otherwise the CMS will be unable to connect to the SQL Server database. In the SQL Server Enterprise Manager, edit the Security properties of the target CMS server so it uses SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode (formerly known as ‘mixed mode’).

Network configuration

You must ensure that SQL Server can be connected to over a network:

SQL Server Browser service

Ensure this service has started. By default, this service is off.

TCP/IP

Enable the TCP/IP protocol. By default, this protocol is disabled.

Static IP ports

Your CA DLP servers (CMS and gateways) connect to the DBMS using static ports. If your database host server is configured to use dynamic ports, you must change this so that the SQL Server instance hosting the CA DLP database uses static ports.

This is particularly important when you install SQL Server 2005 Express. By default, SQL Server 2005 Express installs as a 'Named' database instance (SQLEXPRESS) configured to use dynamic ports.

Full details are in the Database Guide; in particular, see the SQL Server Guidelines chapter.