If you have purchased SQL Server with Spector 360, the provided installation includes the full Microsoft SQL Server 2005. If you will be using a separately purchased Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Standard or Enterprise), the installation prompts you to locate the MS SQL Server install files. If you are installing SQL Server 2005 Express, see Installing the Database with SQL Server Express.
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The location where you install the Spector 360 Databases must be accessible to all computers running the Dashboard. The Dashboard relies on connection to the database. |
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If you are upgrading
Spector 360 |
To install the Spector 360 Database:
If you have purchased Spector 360 without
the SQL Server Database, the Setup prompts for SQL Server installation
files that it can use to configure the Spector 360 Database. Click Browse to navigate to and select the
location of your SQL Server install location or install media.
If you have
purchased MS SQL Server with Spector 360, this prompt does not appear.
A message informs you that Setup will
install Spector 360 Databases. Click Next
to begin. If the computer you are installing on is connected to
the Internet, the latest components will be downloaded from SpectorSoft.
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If you are prompted to download files, make sure the computer is connected to the Internet, and then compare the "Current" version supplied by this Setup program to the "New" version found at the web site. |
Accept the default location for the SQL Server installation AND for the Spector 360 Database files (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server) or Browse to and select a different location and click OK. The MS SQL Server files and the 360 Database files can be installed at different locations, but must be in constant communication. Use Network Account credentials for the SQL Server service if components will be distributed. Click Next to proceed. If a selected installation path does not exist, respond Yes at the prompt to create it.
Select the Initial
Database Size.
The Initial Database Size determines the maximum size of STORAGE databases.
Refer to Estimating the Database Size
for information on how to calculate a database size and the amount of
disk space required. When your first STORAGE database reaches the size
selected here, it "clones" to create a new database of the same
size.
Click Next to proceed. Wait for database script execution to run.
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The Spector 360 database is given the instance name SPECTOR360. The edition of SQL Server installed depends on the number of computer licenses you have purchased. |
You may be prompted to download files.
If you have downloaded the Setup program from the SpectorSoft web site
and are installing for the first time, the latest files are automatically
downloaded, and you can skip this step.
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The database version you are about to install is displayed as the "Current " version on this panel. Downloading is necessary only when a newer version is available at the SpectorSoft web site. |
SQL Server installation begins automatically.
Wait as files are downloaded, extracted, the SQL Server
Database is configured and tested, and scripts are executed. This process
can take time.
Wait as SQL Server Service Paks are installed.
Wait as the Spector 360 Database files are copied and scripts are executed.
When Spector 360 Database setup is complete,
click Finish.
The Setup proceeds to installation of the Dashboard application.
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The SQL Server instance takes the name computer\SPECTOR360, where computer is the name of the machine where the database is installed. |
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