Checking the database configuration
IMC data can be stored on a remote database server. In distributed deployments, the data of all IMC servers is typically stored on the same remote database server.
To use a SQL database server:
Install a SQL Server client that has the same version as the database.
Create a folder to store IMC data files on the SQL server. You are required to provide the folder to save IMC data on the remote database during IMC deployment.
As a best practice, use the account LocalSystem for the SQL Server service on the database server. This enables the database superuser used for installing IMC to have read and write access to all disks on the database server. To use another account, you must grant the account read and write access to the database file folder. For more information, see SQL Server 2005/2008/2008 R2/2012 Installation Guide.
To use an Oracle database:
Install an Oracle client that has the same version as the database.
Create a network service name and set the network service name to be the IP address of the database server.
Before installing IMC, first install the database server, and then configure the database services to automatically start with the operating system.
For example, to use a SQL Server database for IMC, install the database before IMC installation and set the startup type of the SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services to Automatic.
To view the startup type of the database services, click Start, and then select Administrative Tools > Services.