4.22 exteNd Application Server Database Options

You now see the exteNd Application Server - Database Options page. This page specifies settings for configuring the MySQL database to be used as the application server’s SilverMaster. If you did not select exteNd Application Server on the Components page, continue with Section 4.23, NetStorage Install.

  1. Type the name of the machine hosting the MySQL database in the field provided. Localhost is the default.

  2. Type the port number for the MySQL database on the host machine in the field provided. 3306 is the default.

  3. Type the MySQL user name to be used by the application server when logging in to the database.

    The install creates a user with this name in the MySQL database and grants that user rights to the SilverMaster system tables needed by the application server. To better secure the MySQL database, specify a user name other than the default (appserver).

  4. Type the password for the database user name in the field provided.

    To better secure the MySQL database, specify a password other than the default (appserver).

  5. Confirm the password in the field provided.

  6. Type the name of the MySQL database in the SilverMaster Name field provided. SilverMaster50 is the default.

  7. Select Execute SilverMasterInit if you want to populate the MySQL database with the SilverMaster system tables needed by the application server.

    This option is selected by default. Keep the SilverMasterInit setting selected unless this install is for a secondary application server in a cluster.

  8. Click Next.