HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows

6. For Systems Insight Manager 5.2 and later, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 replaces MSDE.
When Systems Insight Manager is upgraded on a system that has an MSDE database installed by a
previous version of Systems Insight Manager or an Systems Insight Manager partner, the MSDE database
is detected and is migrated to the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 database. The original MSDE
database is not altered and still remains on the system untouched.
If you are upgrade Systems Insight Manager on a system that uses a remotely installed database, the
Database Configuration page appears as shown below. The database information of the existing
Systems Insight Manager install is pre-populated. All information except for the user account cannot be
edited. Provide the correct password for the existing account or provide the credentials for another user
account with administrative rights and database access. The installation tests for the administrative
rights. Click Next to proceed.
• Install and use SQL Express enables you to install and configure Systems Insight Manager to
use SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3.
To install and use SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3:
1. From the Database Configuration window, select Install and Use SQL Express.
2. In the Username field, the installing user account appears and can be edited. The account
specified must be the user name for the database server.
3. In the Password field, enter the password for the database server.
Systems Insight Manager does not support the following in a user name and password:
• A blank password
• A space followed by a double-quote
• A backslash (\)
If you use these characters in your user name or password, the Systems Insight Manager
database initialization fails.
4. In the Domain and Host fields, enter the domain name for the database server.
5. Click Next. A dialog box appears indicating files are being extracted. After the files are
extracted, a new dialog box appears indicating SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 is
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