1.3 PTM Database

PlateSpin Transformation Manager automatically pre-installs the PostgreSQL database on the appliance. You can alternatively set up the PlateSpin Transformation Manager database as a database instance on an existing PostgreSQL database in your network. The minimum requirements for the PTM database are described in Table 1-5.

Table 1-5 PostgreSQL Database Requirements

Parameter

Local (Default)

Remote

Database Host

localhost

Specify the DNS name or IP address of the host server for the remote PostgreSQL database.

Database Port

5432

5432

(or your custom port)

Database administrator credentials

Automatically creates a PostgreSQL database administrator user and password

Specify the credentials of the database administrator user who has the schema rights necessary to create a new database instance for PTM and to create a new administrator user account for the new instance.

Create a New Database

Selected

Selected

Database Name

transmgr

transmgr

(or specify a custom name for the PTM database instance)

Database User Name

tmadmin

tmadmin

(or specify a custom user name and password for the database administrator user account that will be created for the new PTM database instance)