Prepare your database server

Make sure that:

• A supported version of Microsoft SQL Server is installed and running in your network. See Certified Product Matrix to see a list of supported versions.
• The latest service pack for your version has been applied.
• The SQL Server Agent service is running on the database host.
• The database host can be reached from the machine that will host the management server.
• You have identified a SQL Server or Windows Trusted account with appropriate permissions to create the database and run SQL Agent jobs.

  See Installing with SQL Server for details on the necessary permissions.

  Note:

  An end user whose requests are managed by Filtering Service has no direct or indirect influence over the database. Although the log entry for each request is stored in the SQL Server database, the user does not direct its storage and cannot retrieve the record.

  The only interface to the database itself is from Log Server, the reporting services, and the management console. Filtering Service and Content Gateway do not access the database, but instead send information via Log Server.