FileNet P8 Rendition Engine, Version 5.2            Operating systems:  Windows

Database options for Rendition Engine

The relational database that is used by IBM® FileNet® Rendition Engine can be installed locally on Rendition Engine server, collocated remotely with a Content Platform Engine database, or installed on a separate, remote stand-alone database server.

If you plan to collocate the Rendition Engine database with the Content Platform Engine database, use the existing Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle software that is already configured on that server.

If you plan to install and configure a Microsoft SQL Server database instance or Oracle database on the Rendition Engine server or on a stand-alone database server, follow the instructions in this section.

Important: If the Content Platform Engine server uses a DB2® relational database, and you plan to install the Rendition Engine relational database on that server, you must also install either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle relational database server software on the Content Platform Engine server.

All relational databases

Microsoft SQL Server

Determine whether a dedicated or a shared database is more appropriate for your business needs.
  • When you install Microsoft SQL Server software, you can assign a dedicated instance name. You can use the default instance name or specify an instance name of your choice. If you specify an instance name, the name must be different from any other SQL instance that might already be defined on the server.
  • Rendition Engine can share Microsoft SQL Server software with Content Platform Engine.
  • But Rendition Engine must have its own database, separate from the Content Platform Engine database.
    Tip: You do not need to create a SQL Server database for Rendition Engine before you install theRendition Engine software. The Rendition Engine installation program prompts you for the appropriate database information and creates the database for you.

Before you install the first Rendition Engine, create a SQL Login account for Rendition Engine purposes. Under Microsoft SQL Server, you must ensure that an SQL Login account exists. See Configuring a Microsoft SQL Server login for Rendition Engine.

Oracle

Determine whether a dedicated or a shared database is more appropriate for your business needs.
  • Rendition Engine can have a dedicated Oracle database service or a shared database service with Content Platform Engine or with non-FileNet P8 applications.
  • Rendition Engine must have its own table space, separate from Content Platform Engine. The table space and user are created by the Oracle-repository.sql script that you run before you install the first Rendition Engine software, as described in the section Creating an Oracle database for Rendition Engine.

If the database is not going to reside on the Rendition Engine server, you install the Oracle database client software on the Rendition Engine server. Install the Oracle server software on the same server as the database.



Last updated: October 2015
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