April 2013 Primavera P6 Version 8.2 INSTALLING AND MANAGING DATABASES WITH PRIMAVERA P6 PRO RELEASE 8.2 1. Go to edelivery.oracle.com These tech tips are offered free of charge in the spirit of sharing knowledge with others. They do not include technical support, should you have a problem with them. We are always interested in how they can be improved, please do not hesitate to email us your comments. These tips have been thoroughly tested by our consultants in a variety of environments. Please read these tech tips thoroughly and be sure that you understand them before trying to use them. We can not be responsible for issues that develop because of the configuration of your hardware, technical environment or application of the tech memos. If you are not sure, then we urge you to contact Oracle technical support or your local support consultant for assistance.
2. Sign in or Sign Up 3. Agree to the Terms & Conditions. Then click on Continue Page 2
4. Select a Product Pack (Primavera) and a Platform. Click Go Page 3
5. Select P6 Professional R8.2 Media Pack. Double- click Page 4
6. For local installs download Applications, Database Setup and Documentation Page 5
7. Save the Zip files to your Downloads folder (Here s what s in the Zip files ) Page 6
8. Open the Zip files with WinZip and drag the folder to your Downloads or a folder of your choice. Page 7
9. Open the P6_R82_Documentation folder and click the Readme file Page 8
DECISION TIME: First. Do you want to run a single database? Do the Standalone Installation using the Oracle Express DB Second. Do you want to be able to run local and connect to an EPPM (web) DB? You can do either a Standalone or a Client Installation Third. Do you need to run multiple local databases? Do you have local MS SQL databases to be upgraded? Do you have local IT support? Do the Client Installation using MS SQL Express DB (You must already have a MS SQL database server installed to create a database for option #3) If you need to install MS SQL, use this link. 10. Open the Index file to access the Documentation Library for 8.2 Select Administrators Guide Select MS SQL Guide Page 9
11. We highly recommend that you read the instructions for the installation you will do, you may find something useful 12. Create a new 8.2 database Go to the folder where you unzipped the Database Zip file you downloaded and double click on dbsetup.bat. Page 10
13. Select your Database type. Click the button to Install a new database Select MS- SQL or Oracle for the Server Type (You must have pre- installed the database server and it must be running). Click Next Page 11
14. Enter the DBA password that was defined when MS- SQL was installed. The default MS- SQL DBA user name is SA, enter the DBA password that was defined by your IT staff when MS- SQL was installed. If you do not know these values you must contact the person who installed MS- SQL on your computer. Database host is either your local computer name or use localhost. Normally you would accept the default port number (see your local IT support). Click Next Page 12
15. Give your new database a name Give the database a name. I always use PMDB as the first four characters because this is the Primavera default and helps you identify your P6 databases within you MS- SQL database server. All other fields will automatically populate. Click Next Check both boxes for privuser and pubuser The privuser password default is privuser (could be different if changed by your IT staff). Select Use Public User. No password required. Click Next Page 13
15. (cont.) Give your new database a name Create an Administrator password for logging into P6. The default name and password are admin. This may have been changed by your IT installation. If you are creating a blank database for P6 schedules, be sure to uncheck Load sample data. Change the default Currency if needed. Click Install Page 14
16. Create the database 17. Click Next to create another database or Finish. Page 15
18. Open the Client_Applications folder and double click Setup and then click Run 19. Set up wizard Page 16
20. Select type of installation Select Typical if you are going to use a local or server based MS- SQL database. If you select Standalone P6 will install a local Oracle Express database and you will be limited to only one local database. Either way, you will be able to connect to a EPPM server. P6 will know if it is to have P6 Pro functionality (full local admin rights) or P6 EPPM client functionality (all admin done in the web tool) by which type of database you connect to. Page 17
21. Click install 22. Click next when installation is complete Page 18
23. Provide database information Select MS SQL for the Driver Type Use Localhost for the local MS SQL server name. Type the name of the database you previously created. Page 19
24. Enter the password Use the default pubuser for Username and Password (privuser also works), unless it was changed on database setup Page 20
25. P6 tests the connection 26. If the connection was unsuccessful, either the database does not exist or an incorrect password was used. You are FINISHED! Page 21