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Creating an Interplay | Production Database
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Then create an Interplay database, as described in “Creating an Interplay | Production Database”
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Creating an Interplay | Production Database
Before testing the failover cluster, you need to create a database. The following procedure
describes basic information about creating a database. For complete information, see the
Interplay | Engine and Interplay | Archive Engine Administration Guide.
To create an Interplay database:
1. Start the Interplay Administrator and log in.
2. In the Database section of the Interplay Administrator window, click the Create Database
icon.
The Create Database view opens.
3. In the New Database Information area, leave the default “AvidWG” in the Database Name
text box. For an archive database, leave the default “AvidAM.” These are the only two
supported database names.
4. Type a description for the database in the Description text box, such as “Main Production
Server.”
5. Select “Create default Avid Interplay structure.”
After the database is created, a set of default folders within the database are visible in
Interplay Access and other Interplay clients. For more information about these folders, see
the Interplay | Access User’s Guide.
6. Keep the root folder for the New Database Location (Meta Data).
The metadata database must reside on the Interplay Engine server.
7. Keep the root folder for the New Data Location (Assets).
If you are creating a split database, this entry should show the Avid shared-storage
workspace that you set in the Server Settings view. For more information, see the
Interplay | Engine and Interplay | Archive Engine Administration Guide.
8. Click Create to create directories and files for the database.
The Interplay database is created.