Under certain circumstances, you might need to create a new database, overwrite the
default database assigned to a role, or assign a different database that is prepared by your IT
Department if you plan on using a dedicated database server.
Before you begin
If you plan on overwriting the existing database with the new one, you should backup the
existing database.
What you should know
All role databases are created from Config
Tool, except the Directory database, which must
be created from the Server
Admin - Main Server page. The
procedures are very similar in both cases. Therefore, only creating from Config
Tool is described here.
To create a database:
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From the Config
Tool home page, open the
System task, and click the Roles view.
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Select a role, and click the Resources tab
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From the Database server drop-down list, type or select the name
of the database server.
The value (local)\SQLEXPRESS corresponds to Microsoft SQL Server
2014 Express Edition that was installed by default with Genetec™
Security
Center. To specify a database
server on a different server than the one hosting the role, enter the name of that remote
server.
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From the Database drop-down list, type or select the name of the
database.
The same database server can manage multiple database instances.
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Click Create a database.
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Specify the database creation options.
CAUTION: If you select the Overwrite existing database
option, all current content of the selected database is lost.
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Click OK.
The database creation starts. A window opens, showing the progress of this
action. You can close this window and review the history of all database actions by
clicking Database actions in the notification tray.
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Wait until you see Database status indicating
Connected.
