EMC Backup Advisor requires a database. For NetWorker customers, EMC Backup Advisor shares the database that is installed by NMC, and an external database is not permitted. In non NetWorker environments, you can use either an iAnyWhere database that is included with the Server component or an external database.
When performing the installation on a system where NMC is installed, no questions about db's are asked. When installing on a system without NMC, the question appears if you're using Networker. If you reply 'yes', you get the message that you have to install NMC (check also page 39 of the installation guide).
You are right which confuses me a bit because I know at least one customer which is using SQL database. Not sure if this limitation has been introduced in OEMed version or not. Perhaps WysDM could answer that (I'm not sure if my customer is using EMC or WysDM's version - and if WysDM would not support it I would be really puzzled then).
I didn't read the whole story, but if you refer to installing EBA before installing NMC, I can't see why can't it be done since EBA can be installed separately.
Just to clarify: Even if you're a NetWorker customer, you don't have to share the database with NMC. You can always install it on a standalone system, using the iAnywhere database option.
Personally I prefer this option... even when NMC is available.
And yes, EBA supports Oracle and SQL Server. There are instructions in the installation guide (Chapter 2) for configuring an Oracle/SQL Server database.
Just to clarify: Even if you're a NetWorker customer, you don't have to share the database with NMC. You can always install it on a standalone system, using the iAnywhere database option.
Personally I prefer this option... even when NMC is available.
That is exactly what we do, EBA runs on it's own server with IAnywhere - BUT when you install it, you must "fool" it to use IAnywhere - when it asks if you are using EMC Networker, say "NO" and the next panel will give you the option to install IAnywhere..
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In the installation guide of EBA 2.1 page 27 :
EMC Backup Advisor requires a database. For NetWorker customers, EMC Backup Advisor shares the database that is installed by NMC, and an external database is not permitted. In non NetWorker environments, you can use either an iAnyWhere database that is included with the Server component or an external database.
When performing the installation on a system where NMC is installed, no questions about db's are asked. When installing on a system without NMC, the question appears if you're using Networker. If you reply 'yes', you get the message that you have to install NMC (check also page 39 of the installation guide).
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The above is possible but you have to install EBA before installing NMC. I don't know if EMC support this.
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Personally I prefer this option... even when NMC is available.
And yes, EBA supports Oracle and SQL Server. There are instructions in the installation guide (Chapter 2) for configuring an Oracle/SQL Server database.
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you don't have to share the database with NMC. You
can always install it on a standalone system, using
the iAnywhere database option.
Personally I prefer this option... even when NMC is
available.
That is exactly what we do, EBA runs on it's own server with IAnywhere - BUT when you install it, you must "fool" it to use IAnywhere - when it asks if you are using EMC Networker, say "NO" and the next panel will give you the option to install IAnywhere..