Summary

Synopsis

How to configure the connection to a new database after installing Flexnet Manager for Engineering Applications.
The article specifically applies to the admin module. The steps are same for the Reporting Module. The Installation Guide has more details.

Discussion

1. Make a backup copy of the file fnmea_admin_install_dir/config/site.properties.

2. Install and configure the new database management system.

3. Note the location of the supported JDBC driver for the database, or verify that it is bundled in the FlexNet
Manager for Engineering Applications Admin installation (see Chapter 3, Installing FlexNet Manager for
Engineering Applications).

4. Stop FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin.

5. Open a Command Prompt window and change to fnmea_admin_install_dir.

6. Type flexnet site to launch the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin Configurator.

7. Change the settings to match the new database. For field descriptions, see the section on the FlexNet Manager
for Engineering Applications Admin Configurator settings in Chapter 3, Installing FlexNet Manager for
Engineering Applications.

8. Click Save to save the settings to the file fnmea_admin_install_dir/config/site.properties. The FlexNet
Manager for Engineering Applications Admin Configurator closes and the new settings are merged into a
recreated site directory.

9. Make sure the new database server is running.
? If you want to create a new, empty database, load the database (see Creating an Empty FlexNet Manager
for Engineering Applications Admin Database).
? If you configured an existing, non-empty database on a remote machine, make sure that a FlexNet DB User
who can connect to the database exists in the DBMS.

10. Restart FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin and open a browser to the FlexNet Manager for
Engineering Applications Admin login page.

If there are problems connecting to the new database and you want to reconnect to the old database, copy the old
site.properties file back in place, re-run the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin Configurator, and
save the old settings.