Configure a database connection

You must select a database to restore the archived data to. If the specified database is not present on the server, you are prompted to create a new database with default server parameters.

To configure a database for restoring

1. Open the Alarm DB Restore utility. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm DB Restore.

2. Click the Configure tab.

   

3. Configure the connection to the alarm database. Do the following:

   1. In the SQL Server Name list, click the node name of the server that hosts the alarm database.

   2. In the Database Name box, type the name of the alarm database.

   3. In the User Information area, type an alarm database user name and password in the respective boxes.

4. Click Test Connection to test your connection to the database. A message indicates whether the connection to the alarm database is successful or not. Click OK.

5. Click Apply.