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Prerequisites
You need the following information to configure an event database:
The DNS name or IP address of the database server.
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The type of database server: Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle.
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The port number that is used to access the database server. The default is 1521 for Oracle and 1433 for SQL
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Server. For SQL Server, if the database server is a named instance or if you use SQL Server Express, you
might need to determine the port number. See the Microsoft KB article about connecting to a named
instance of SQL Server, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265808.
The name of the event database that you created on the database server. See
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User for View Events,"
The username and password of the user you created for this database. See
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User for View Events,"
Use SQL Server Authentication for this user. Do not use the Integrated Windows Authentication security
model method of authentication.
A prefix for the tables in the event database, for example, VE_. The prefix enables the database to be shared
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among View installations.
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prefix is not checked when you complete the dialog box. If you enter characters that are not valid for the
database software you are using, an error occurs when View Connection Server attempts to connect to the
database server. The log file indicates all errors, including this error and any others returned from the
database server if the database name is invalid.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > Event Configuration.
2 In the Event Database section, click Edit, enter the information in the fields provided, and click OK.
3 (Optional) In the Event Settings window, click Edit, change the length of time to show events and the
number of days to classify events as new, and click OK.
These settings pertain to the length of time the events are listed in the View Administrator interface. After
this time, the events are only available in the historical database tables.
The Database Configuration window displays the current configuration of the event database.
4 Select Monitoring > Events to verify that the connection to the event database is successful.
If the connection is unsuccessful, and error message appears. If you are using SQL Express or if you are
using a named instance of SQL Server, you might need to determine the correct port number, as mentioned
in the prerequisites.
In the Dashboard, the System Component Status displays the event database server under the Reporting
Database heading.
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Chapter 8 Creating an Event Database
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