External Database Setup; External Database System Requirements; Minimum Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 - RESPOSITORY Reference Manual

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External Database Setup

To use the external database functionality you need to perform the following steps:
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"External Database System Requirements" on page 15
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"Installing and Configuring the External Database for Oracle" on page 16
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"Installing and Configuring the External Database for MS SQL" on page 20
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"Manually Loading Data to the External Database" on page 23
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"Checking the Status of the External Database Load Process" on page 23
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"Upgrading the External Database" on page 24

External Database System Requirements

To incorporate an external database into your ADM environment, you need the following components:
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Access to an FTP server.
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The external reporting database client has to be installed on the same server as the database.
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The hardware and software requirements as follows.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Ensure that your system meets the following hardware requirements:
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2 GB memory.
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Dual core 1.8 GHZ CPU.
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500 MB for the client installation. If the data Zip files are retained on the server, more disk space is needed.
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1 GB for the database instance.

Software Requirements

The software requirements for each type of database are as follows:
Oracle as the External Database
Ensure the system meets the following requirements when using Oracle as external database:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
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Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.1.0)
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Perl with the Archive::Zip module:
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