Before you can use View Administrator to configure an event database on Microsoft SQL Server, you must configure the correct TCP/IP properties and verify that the server uses SQL Server Authentication.
Prerequisites
- Create an SQL Server database for event reporting. See Add a Database and Database User for View Events.
- Verify that you have the required database privileges to configure the database.
- Verify that the database server uses the SQL Server Authentication method of authentication. Do not use Windows Authentication.
Procedure
What to do next
Use View Administrator to connect the database to View Connection Server. Follow the instructions in Configure the Event Database.