Installation guide

VCM operates with a Standard or Enterprise edition of SQL Server. You must install the 64-bit SQL Server

2008 R2 or 2012 version on your designated database server machine and verify that the settings are

configured correctly for a VCM installation.

If you plan to change the communication port that SQL Server uses from the default port of 1433 to a

nonstandard port number, make the changes during the installation of SQL Server and SQL Server

Reporting Services (SSRS). Changing the port after you install SSRS disables SSRS communication with

SQL Server, which causes an SSRS validation error during the VCM installation process. If you change the

port after installation, you must configure additional SSRS settings to repair the configuration.

Disable the Firewall or Add an Exception for SQL Server Port 1433

On the machine that is running SQL Server, to access SQLServer through a firewall, you must configure

the firewall or add an exception for port 1433. Port 1433 is the SQL Server default instance running over

TCP.

Procedure

1. To turn off the Windows domain firewall, follow these steps.

a. Click Start and select Control Panel.

b. Click System and Security.

c. Click Windows Firewall.

d. Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

e. Under Domain network location settings, click Turn off Windows Firewall.

2. To add an exception for SQL port 1433, follow these steps.

a. In Windows Firewall in the Control Panel, click Advanced Settings to open the Windows Firewall

with Advanced Security dialog box.

b. Click Inbound Rules and click New Rule.

c. Click Port and Next.

d. Click TCP, click Specific local ports, type 1433, and click Next.

e. Click Allow the connection and click Next.

f. Click Domain, uncheck Private, uncheck Public, and click Next.

g. Type a name for the rule and click Finish.

Install SQL Server on the Database Server

In a two-tier split installation configuration, the VCM database server resides on a separate machine. The

database server contains the VCM, VCM_Coll, VCM_Raw, and VCM_UNIX databases. You must

configure the VCM database server before you install VCM in a two-tier split installation configuration.

NOTE Do not run VCM in a production environment when using only an evaluation version of SQL

Server. Evaluation versions are not supported for production.

Prerequisites

n Obtain the installation media for the Enterprise or Standard edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012, or

verify access to a file share where the installer resides.

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