Installing NerveCenter - Setting Up the Database on Windows - Creating and Installing a New Database -
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Creating and Installing a New Database

Open NerveCenter supplies a wizard called DBWizard and a command-line version of the wizard. You can use either one to set up your database. If you are installing NerveCenter on many computers, you may want to use the wizard to set up the first database, then save your configuration settings and use them with the command-line version of DBWizard to save time on subsequent setup routines.

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Note    If you are creating a SQL database, you must be logged into the same domain that SQL Server is running on and you must have SQL administrator (sa) rights, including the right to create database devices.

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  To set up a new database for NerveCenter, follow these steps:

1. If DBWizard was not launched automatically by Setup, select DBWizard from the NerveCenter program group on the Start menu.

   The Start dialog box displays.

   Start Dialog Box

   

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2. Select the Full Database Creation and Installation radio button.
3. To load predefined or default values, select the Load IDB File button.

   An IDB file contains settings used during this install. If you are re-running DBWizard, you can load an existing IDB file to save time.

   The Open dialog box displays.

   Open Dialog Box

   

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   1. Select an IDB file from the NerveCenter Db folder. (If you haven't created one before, select InstallDB.idb. This file contains default settings.)
   2. Select Open to load the file.

      This returns you to the Start dialog box.

4. Select the Next button.

   The Select DBMS dialog box displays.

   Select DBMS Dialog Box

   

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5. Select either Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Access to select the type of database that you want to install.
6. Select the Next button.

If you selected SQL Server, see "Creating a SQL Server Database". If you selected Access, see "Creating an Access Database".