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Procedure
1. On the left, click Additional Information.
2. In Additional Information, click the Database tab.
3. Edit the following settings:
Option Description
Database Name Name of the VCM database.
The default is VCM.
Initial Size (GB) Initial size of the VCM database, in gigabytes
Growth % Amount by which the VCM database will be allowed to
grow before requiring administration or maintenance
Data File Path Folder and MDF file in which to store SQLServer primary
data files for the VCM, Collector, Raw, and UNIX
databases.
Some SQL database system administrators require that you
place the data files and log files on separate drives, and
often require that the files be on a drive or partition that is
separate from the operating system drive or partition.
Log File Path Folder and LDF file in which to store the SQL Server
transaction log files for the VCM, Collector, Raw, and UNIX
databases.
After installation, monitor the size of the SQL log file to see
how much space it needs in a production environment.
Carefully implement your recovery mode and backup
strategy so that the file does not grow larger than the
database.
Some SQL database system administrators require that you
place the data files and log files on separate drives, and
often require that the files be on a drive or partition that is
separate from the operating system drive or partition.
What to do next
(Optional) Select separate folders under which to install VCM components.
See "Select Separate Installation Folders" below.
Select Separate Installation Folders
(Optional) Select separate folders under which to install VCM components.
You can install the following VCM components into separate folders.
n Collector Data
n Database Components
n Web Console
n Tomcat Server and API
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