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10 Select whether to use the embedded database or a custom database, and click Next.
Option Description
Use the embedded database server
Site Recovery Manager provides a built-in vPostgres database that you can
use with minimal configuration.
Use a custom database server
Select an existing 64-bit DSN from the drop-down menu. You can also
click DSN Setup to start the Windows 64-bit ODBC Administrator tool, to
view the existing DSNs, or to create a new 64-bit system DSN for the
Site Recovery Manager database.
11 Provide the Site Recovery Manager database configuration information and click Next.
Option Action
Data Source Name
This option is only visible if you selected Use the embedded database
server. Enter a name for the DSN that the Site Recovery Manager installer
creates when it creates the embedded database. The embedded database
DSN can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores.
Database Username
n
Enter a user name for the database user account that the
Site Recovery Manager installer creates when it creates the embedded
database. The embedded database username can only contain lower
case alphanumeric characters and underscores.
n
Enter the user name for an existing database user account to use with a
custom database. This option is disabled if you use SQL Server with
Integrated Windows Authentication. In this case, the credentials of the
user account running the Site Recovery Manager installer are used to
authenticate with SQL Server. This account is also used to run the
Site Recovery Manager service, to guarantee that
Site Recovery Manager can connect to the database.
Database Password
n
Enter a password for the database user account that the
Site Recovery Manager installer creates when it creates the embedded
database. The password cannot contain any white spaces, quotation
marks, backslashes, or Extended ASCII characters.
n
Enter the password for an existing database user account to use with a
custom database. This option is disabled if you use SQL Server with
Integrated Windows Authentication.
Database Port
This option is only visible if you selected Use the embedded database
server. You cannot change this value if the embedded database already
exists.
Connection Count
Enter the initial connection pool size. If all connections are in use and a
new one is needed, a connection is created as long as it does not exceed the
maximum number of connections allowed. It is faster for
Site Recovery Manager to use a connection from the pool than to create
one. The maximum value that you can set depends on your database
configuration. In most cases, it is not necessary to change this setting.
Before changing this setting, consult with your database administrator.
Setting the value too high can lead to database errors.
Max Connections
Enter the maximum number of database connections that can be open
simultaneously. The maximum value that you can set depends on your
database configuration. If the database administrator restricted the number
of connections that the database can have open, this value cannot exceed
that number. In most cases, it is not necessary to change this setting. Before
you change this setting, consult with your database administrator. Setting
the value too high can lead to database errors.
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