Configuring the Database Location Policy

The Database Location policy contains the location of the Inventory database. You can associate the Database object with a container under which the Inventory Service object is located through using the Service Location Package or with an Inventory server through using the Server Package.

NOTE:  If you configure the Service Location Package and the Server Package, the Server Package settings will override the Service Location Package settings.

To associate the Database object with a container under which the Inventory Service object is located:

1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Service Location Package, click Properties, then click Policies.

2. Select the check box under the Enabled column for the ZENworks Database policy.

3. Click Properties.

4. Click the Inventory Management tab.

5. Browse to the DN of the Inventory Database object, then click OK.

   For a Sybase database, the database object is automatically created during the Server Inventory installation unless you are installing on a Windows NT/2000 server without eDirectory installed. To manually create the database object, see Manually Creating the Inventory Database Object for Sybase.

   For an Oracle database, you must create the database object and configure the object. For more information, see Setting Up the Inventory Database for Oracle8i and Oracle9i.

6. Click OK.

7. Click the Associations tab, then click Add.

8. Browse to select the container under which the Inventory Service object is located, then click OK.

9. Click Apply, then click Close.

To associate the Database object with an Inventory server:

1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Server Package, click Properties, then click Policies.

2. Select the check box under the Enabled column for the ZENworks Database policy.

3. Click Properties.

4. Click the Inventory Management tab.

5. Browse to the DN of the Inventory Database object, then click OK.

   For a Sybase database, the database object is automatically created during the Server Inventory installation unless you are installing on a Windows NT/2000 server without eDirectory installed. To manually create the database object, see Manually Creating the Inventory Database Object for Sybase.

   For an Oracle database, you must create the database object and configure the object. For more information, see Setting Up the Inventory Database for Oracle8i and Oracle9i.

6. Click OK.

7. Click the Associations tab, then click Add.

8. Browse to select an Inventory server object, then click OK.

9. Click Apply, then click Close.

NOTE:  If you are modifying the Inventory policies or configuring the objects, always stop the Inventory services. Configure the policies and properties of the objects. Restart the Inventory services again. For more information, see Starting and Stopping the Inventory Service.