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12. Specify the SQL Server instance and type a database name as needed. Click Validate. It could take a
minute or two, and then the page updates to include the other SQL Server database settings.
13. Modify any file locations as needed, and then click Next. Most SQL database system administrators
recommend that the Data files (.mdf) and the log files (.ldf) be placed on separate physical drives
(spindles), and often require the files to be on a drive or partition other than the OS drive/partition.
The Install Web Console to configuration page appears.
14. Specify the location if it is other than the default location, and then click Next. The URL to the
Application configuration page appears.
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