Users Guide

4. Click OK to start the database back up.
A conrmation message is displayed after the database back up is completed. The OpenManage Essentials database backup le,
OMEssentials.bak, is saved at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESSOME\MSSQL\Backup.
Restoring the OpenManage Essentials Database
Before you begin to restore the OpenManage Essentials database:
• Ensure that OpenManage Essentials database back up le, OMEssentials.bak, is available on the system. If required, you must
copy and paste the OpenManage Essentials database back up le from the system where you created the back up le.
• Ensure that Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is installed on the system.
• Ensure that you have sysadmin access for SQL Server.
To restore the OpenManage Essentials database:
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio on the system where you want to restore the OpenManage Essentials database.
2. In Object Explorer, right-click Databases → Restore Database.
The Restore Database window is displayed
3. Under Source, select Device and click the browse button.
The Select backup devices window is displayed.
4. Click Add and then browse to select the OpenManage Essentials database back up le.
5. Click OK to close the Select backup devices window.
6. Click OK in the Restore Database window to start restoring the database.
A conrmation message is displayed after the database is restored. The restored OMEssentials database is displayed under
Databases in Object Explorer.
NOTE: The database restoration may not be successful if multiple instances of the backup le, OMEssentials.bak, are
available on the system. To resolve the issue, rename both the les (OMEssentials and OMEssentials_log) in the Restore
database le as section of the Restore Database window, and then try restoring the database.
Creating a new user in SQL Server
To create a new user in SQL Server:
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio on the system where you restored the OpenManage Essentials database.
2. In Object Explorer expand the Security node.
3. Click Login → New Login.
The Login - New window is displayed.
4. In the General page:
a. Type a name in the Login name eld.
b. Select Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication based on your preference.
c. Type the password and reconrm the password in the appropriate elds.
d. Optional: If you want to enforce password policy options for complexity, select Enforce Policy Password.
e. From the Default database list, select OMEssentials.
f. From the Default language list, select a default language for the login.
5. In the Server Roles page, select public.
6. In the User Mappings page:
a. Under Users mapped to this login, select OMEssentials.
b. Under Database role membership for: OMEssentials, select db_owner and public.
7. Click OK.
The new user that you created is displayed under Security → Logins in Object Explorer.
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