Prepare to create an object store
The Create an Object Store wizard steps you through creating
an object store. Refer to Plan and Prepare Your Environment
for IBM FileNet P8 Platform for object store requirements, and consider the following before running this
wizard:
- Whether to co-locate the object store database with the Content Engine Global Configuration Data (GCD) database. While not recommended for production systems, you can locate an object store database in the same physical database as the GCD created during Content Engine installation. For non-production situations such as development environments, test configurations, or systems with small data requirements, co-locating an object store with the GCD can simplify system management or reduce costs associated with requiring another database.
- Whether to create a file storage area or simply use the database
storage area for content storage.
- Which database type you are using. All the object stores you create for Content Engine must be based on the same database type. For example, you cannot create an object store based on IBM® DB2® and another based on Microsoft® SQL Server.
- Which users and groups work with the object store, and
what access rights the users and groups need. Object stores do not all need to have the same initial set of users and groups. You can grant users
access to an object store during the create object store procedure.
However, after creating an object store, it is difficult and time consuming to add users and groups. To add a user or group to an existing object
store, you must manually add the user or group to all objects in the object
store and assign the desired security settings.
Content Engine does not support Active Directory distribution groups.
TIP Before
creating an object store, create one or more generic access users with the correct administrative rights to the database.
When you run the Create Object Store wizard, add the generic user
to the object store. For more information, see Object store and file store access rights.
- Whether to create Connection Pool and Data Source pairs using your application server's administration tools. These JDBC connections are required to access the target database.
For more information, see the FileNet P8 Platform Installation and Upgrade Guide.
- Whether you have defined enough connection pools for the GCD data source. Each GCD data source should have approximately 25 connection pools defined. For more information, see the FileNet P8 Platform Installation and Upgrade Guide.
- Whether to automatically import objects or run user scripts
during object store creation. If you have exported objects from another
object store, you can configure Content Engine to import the objects
when you create a new object store. For more information, see Populate
an object store automatically for more information.