The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Installing and Configuring on Windows Environments
Figure 3.44: Setup program indicating the completion of the eG manager installation
3.1.2.3 Installing and Using MS SQL Server 2005 Server Express as
the eG Backend
If you click No in Figure 3.25, it indicates that an MS SQL server is not already available in the target
environment. If you are installing the eG manager on a Windows 2003/2008 server or a Windows
XP/Vista/7 host, then, upon the non-availability of an MS SQL server, the setup process will present
you with the following options (see Figure 3.45):
To exit the setup
To install the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, and use it as the eG backend
Figure 3.45: A message box requesting your confirmation for quitting setup or installing MSDE
Clicking No in Figure 3.45 will terminate the eG manager configuration process. On the other hand, if
Yes is clicked, then setup will install the MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, and create the eG
database on it. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free, easy to use, redistributable
version of SQL Server 2005 designed for building simple data-driven applications.
Note:
MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition can only serve as a temporary substitute for the MS SQL
server, as it provides only limited storage and scalability capabilities. Owing to such constraints, it is
strongly recommended that you restrict the usage of MSDE to short-term monitoring of a relatively
small number of components - to be precise, a maximum of 25 components. We also recommend
that you acquire a licensed version of the MS SQL server as soon as possible, install the server, and
migrate the eG database to it.
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