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7 Select IaaS Server under Component Selection on the Installation Type page.
8 Accept the root install location or click Change and select an installation path.
Even in a distributed deployment, you might sometimes install more than one IaaS component on the
same Windows server.
If you install more than one IaaS component, always install them to the same path.
9 Click Next.
10 On the IaaS Server Custom Install page, select Database.
11 In the Database Instance text box, specify the database instance or click Scan and select from the
list of instances. If the database instance is on a non-default port, include the port number in instance
specification by using the form dbhost,SQL_port_number\SQLinstance. The Microsoft SQL default
port number is 1443.
12 (Optional) Select the Use SSL for database connection checkbox.
By default, the checkbox is enabled. SSL provides a more secure connection between the IaaS
server and SQL database. However, you must first configure SSL on the SQL server to support this
option. For more about configuring SSL on the SQL server, see Microsoft Technet article 189067.
13 Choose your database installation type from the Database Name panel.
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Select Use existing empty database to create the schema in an existing database.
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Enter a new database name or use the default name vra to create a new database. Database
names must consist of no more than 128 ASCII characters.
14 Deselect Use default data and log directories to specify alternative locations or leave it selected to
use the default directories (recommended).
15 Select an authentication method for installing the database from the Authentication list.
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To use the credentials under which you are running the installer to create the database, select
User Windows identity....
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To use SQL authentication, deselect Use Windows identity.... Type SQL credentials in the user
and password text boxes.
By default, the Windows service user account is used during runtime access to the database, and
must have sysadmin rights to the SQL Server instance. The credentials used to access the database
at runtime can be configured to use SQL credentials.
Windows authentication is recommended. When you choose SQL authentication, the unencrypted
database password appears in certain configuration files.
16 Click Next.
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