Database Requirements - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - INSTALLATION 10.3 Installation Manual

1.4 Database Requirements

If you choose to use a database for the ZENworks database other than the embedded Sybase SQL
Anywhere database that is available as the default for ZENworks 10 Configuration Management, the
other database must meet the following requirements:
Database Requirements
Table 1-5
Item
Database Version
Default Character Set
TCP ports
WAN consideration
Collation
Database User
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Requirement
Sybase* SQL Anywhere 10.0.1; Sybase SQL Anywhere 10.0.1.3519 or later
for ZENworks Reporting Server
Microsoft SQL Server* 2005 (Enterprise and Standard editions are supported)
Oracle* 10g Standard Release 2 - 10.2.0.1.0
For Sybase and MS SQL, the UTF-8 character set is required.
For Oracle, the NLS_CHARACTERSET parameter must be set to AL32UTF8
and the NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET parameter must be set to
AL16UTF16.
The server must allow Primary Server communication on the database port.
For MS SQL, make sure to configure static ports for the database server.
The default ports are:
1433 for MS SQL
2638 for Sybase SQL
1521 for Oracle
IMPORTANT: You can change the default port number if you have a conflict.
However, you must make sure that the port is opened for the Primary Server to
talk to the database.
Primary Servers and the ZENworks database must reside on the same network
segment. Primary Servers cannot write across a WAN to the ZENworks
database.
ZENworks 10 Configuration Management is not supported with a case-
sensitive instance of the MS SQL database. Hence, you must make sure that
the database is case insensitive before setting it up.
Make sure that there is no restriction for the ZENworks database user to
connect to a remote database.
For example, if the ZENworks database user is an Active Directory user, make
sure that the Active Directory policies allow the user to connect to a remote
database.