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CA: CONFIGURATION ASSISTANCES

They are three types configuration assistances:

Use profile

Select if you have a file containing all the necessary information for accessing aremote server. Typically, your database administrator will provide you with the name of

the access profile that contains all the information necessary to configure connections to

the required databases.

Search the network.

Select to find databases on your local network

Manually configure a connection to a database.

Select if you know all the information necessary to connect to the desireddatabase. This includes the protocols supported by the remote server, the connection

configuration and the name of the database

Practical session:

In this session we can learn how to create the response file and how to use the

configuration parameters like cfexport (configuration export) and cfimport (configuration

import).

Goto control center


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Click on tools select configuration assistant


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the configuration assistant windows occurs.


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Click on configure select export profileselect customize


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Give the file name and specify the path


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Select the database and move it to the other side and select the options give below.


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Hence we got the response file and it was exported to the specified path.

In this same way we can use the cfimport.


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IMPORTING OF THE CONFIGURATION FILE:

Goto control center tools configuration assistant

In configuration assistant (window)click on configure select Import Profile


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Select the file name from the path


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After selecting the file click on the button Load select the database click on the

button import.


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USING THE PROFILE:

Select if you have a file containing all the necessary information foraccessing a remote server. Typically, your database administrator will provide you with the

name of the access profile that contains all the information necessary to configure

connections to the required databases.

Goto control center click on Tools configuration assistant

In configuration assistant (window)click on Selectedselect add database usingwizard


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Add Database wizard(window) select the Use a Profile


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Select the Required File and click on the Button Load and Select the DataBase

Click on the Next


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Specify a Nickname for the database

Click Next


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Select the Register this DataBase for ODBC

Click on Finish

Hence the cfimport was completed


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SEARCH FOR THE NETWORK:

Select to find databases on your local network

Click on Next


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Select a Database from the network search result

Click on Add System (to select required the database from the remote system)


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Click on the Discover (it display the systems in network and select the required system)


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Select the Required System

Click on OK


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From the obtained Machine , select the required database which is going to be replicated.

Click on Next


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Specify a nickname for the database

Click on Next


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Register the DataBase as a Data Source

Click on Finish

Manually Configuration a connection to a DataBase

Select if you know all the information necessary to connect to the desireddatabase. This includes the protocols supported by the remote server, the connection

configuration and the name of the database

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