Creating or Migrating MES Databases

The first step in configuring a new MES system is to create the MES database. This step requires a SQL Server database server to be available on the network or local node. A Windows or SQL Server user account with access to the server and rights to create a database must be known to successfully configure the Database Setup component.

The MES Database Setup component settings in the Configurator allow you to:

• Create the MES production database, and optionally a restore database, for a new installation

• Migrate an existing MES database to the current MES version

• Dump the MES database scripts to disk, so they can be customized and used to create a custom MES database