
ADOBE CONNECT ENTERPRISE SERVER 6
Installation and Configuration Guide
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Embedded database
Considerusingthisdatabaseenginefortestinganddevelopment.ItusesthesamedatastructuresasSQLServer,but
it isn’t as robust.
The embedded database engine has the following limitations:
• Because of licensing restrictions, you must install the embedded database engine on the same computer as
Connect Enterprise Server. The computer must be a single-processor computer.
• 2 GB is the maximum size of the database.
• The embedded database engine has a command-line interface, rather than a graphical user interface.
For more information about the embedded database engine (MSDE), see the Microsoft article “MSDE security and
authentication.”
Microsoft SQL Server
You can install SQL Server on the same computer as Connect Enterprise Server or on a different computer. If you
install them on different computers, synchronize the computers to the same time source. For more information, see
the following TechNote:
www.adobe.com/go/2e86ea67.
It’s a good idea to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 2005 engine in production environments because
SQL Server is a scalable database management system (DBMS) designed to support a large number of concurrent
users. SQL Server also provides graphical user interfaces for managing and querying the database.
Install SQL Server in mixed login mode so that you can use SQL authentication. Set the database to case insensitive
and, if you’re using SQL Server 2000, apply Service Pack 4.
You must use SQL Server in the following deployment scenarios:
• You want to install the database on a computer that doesn’t have Connect Enterprise Server installed.
• Connect Enterprise Server is deployed in a cluster.
• Connect Enterprise Server is installed on multiprocessor computers with Hyper-Threading.
See also
“Supported server-database configurations” on page 5
“Installing Connect Enterprise Server 6” on page 16
Choosing to deploy edge servers
When there are edge servers on an organization’s network, clients connect to Connect Edge Server and Connect Edge
Server connects to Connect Enterprise Server. This connection occurs transparently—to users, it appears that they
are connected directly to the server hosting the meeting.
Note: When edge servers are used, the server on which Connect Enterprise Server is installed is called the “origin” server.
Edge servers provide the following benefits:
Decreased network latency Edgeserverscacheon-demandcontent(suchasrecordedmeetingsandpresentations)
and split live streams, resulting in less traffic to the origin. Edge servers place resources closer to clients.
Security Edge servers are an additional layer between the client Internet connection and the origin.
If your license permits it, you can install and configure a cluster of edge servers. Deploying edge servers in a cluster
has the following benefits:
Failover When an edge server fails, clients are routed to another edge server.
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