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Field Option
Expiration
Select a date and time at which the database expires. Then select an action
upon expiration, or no expiration.
Tags
(Optional) Select one or more tags for this database. Use tags to filter the list
of databases that you view in an organization's Databases tab, for example,
all your customer relationship databases can have a tag called CRM.
Snapshot
(Optional) Select the check box to take a snapshot backup of the database
when creation and provisioning finishes.
IP Whitelist
Select Allow all connections to the database. Optionally, select Only allow
connections from selected IP whitelists (next page), and select an
organization IP whitelist or create a custom IP whitelist..
The database appears in the Databases List with a status of Creating. The process can take a few minutes. The
status changes to Running when creation finishes successfully.
What to do next
You can load the database data and use the database.
Create an Empty SQL Server Database
You can create an empty SQL Server database for a new application with a database resource template. The
template is configured to allocate resources to the database
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have access to the organization and database group in which to create the new database.
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Verify that you have Clone permission on the catalog database and Create databases permission on the
database group in which you create the database.
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Verify that you have Use template permission on at least one resource template, backup template.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the organization and to the database group in which to create the database.
2 Click the Manage & Monitor tab.
3 Click the Databases tab.
4 Click the plus (+) icon to start the Create Database wizard.
5 Click Create new database, and provide the appropriate information.
Option Description
Name and description
Type the NETBIOS name for the Windows machine and, optionally, a
description of the database.
Database type
Select SQL Server.
Base DB template
Select Template-sql server from the drop-down menu.
Database group
Select a database group.
Resource template
Select a resource template.
Data disk allocation
Type a data storage allocation value for this database. The minimum is 1GB
for SQL Server.
Parameter group
Select a parameter group for the database or accept the default parameter
group.
Domain
To use Windows authentication, click Join machine to domain and type a
domain name, user name, and password.
To use mixed authentication, click Do not join domain.
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