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Appendix D
Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events uses Microsoft SQL Server as the database engine for
logging alarm and event information. You can connect to an existing SQL Server
database, or you can install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, Service Pack 2,
which is included in the Redist folder on the FactoryTalk View Site Edition and
RSLinx Enterprise CDs.
If you do not have an existing Microsoft SQL Server database, or do not plan to use it,
follow the instructions outlined in this chapter to make sure that Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 Express is installed with the correct features enabled. See “Summary of
steps” for more information.
The database can be installed on the same computer used to host other FactoryTalk
servers or it can be on a separate computer. Depending on the size of your system, you
might choose to use a separate computer as a dedicated logging computer to balance
processing power.
For more information on using an existing Microsoft SQL Server database, see
Appendix E, “Use an existing Microsoft SQL Server database”.
Operating systems
Microsoft SQL Server works with the following operating systems:
„ Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 1 or later
„ Windows XP, Service Pack 2 or later
„ Windows 2000, Service Pack 4 or later
For more information about operating system requirements, see the Microsoft web
site.