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Install the WF Conductor Configuration Database

Install the WF Conductor Configuration Database

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: For installations on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 with UAC, you must disable UAC. If you attempt to install the Conductor Configuration Database component on Windows Server 2008 or 2012 with UAC enabled, the database installation may fail with the error message Database creation failed.

Where to run the installer for this component

The Workflow Conductor Configuration Database installer must be run on a server in the SharePoint farm with access to the SQL Server where the SharePoint configuration and content databases are located.

Required permissions for the installation user account

  • Must be a member of the local server Administrators group.
  • Must have the dbcreator and securityadmin SQL Server roles on the SQL Server where the Workflow Conductor database will be installed.
  • Must have the db_owner permission for the SharePoint configuration and content databases.

Installation instructions:

Step Action
1.

db install highlighted.pngOn a server in the SharePoint farm with access to the SQL Server where the SharePoint configuration and content databases are located, start the Workflow Conductor install and highlight the Configuration Database component.

Verify the installation location and required installation permissions and then click the Install button.
2. 35ConfigDBInstallStep1.jpgIn the first installation screen, click Next.
3. 35ConfigDBInstallStep2.jpgSelect an installation folder location and click Next, and then click Next in the Confirm Installation screen to begin configuring the Workflow Conductor database.

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4.

35ConfigDBInstallStep4b.jpgIn the Workflow Conductor Configuration Database screen enter the name of your database server and SQL Server instance.

For example:

  • Entering just a . will install and configure the Conductor database on the default SQL Server instance on the server where you are running the install.
  • Entering DBSERVER will install and configure the Conductor database in the default SQL Server instance on the server DBSERVER.
  • Entering DBSERVEROFFICESERVERS will install and configure the Conductor database in the OFFICESERVERS instance on DBSERVER. This is common for SharePoint installations that use SQL Server Express.
  • Entering DBSERVERSQLINSTANCE will install and configure the Conductor database in the SQLINSTANCE instance on DBSERVER.
  • If you want to install the Conductor database on something other than the default instance on the SQL Server, you must specify the instance name.

If you are installing Workflow Conductor for the first time, enter a name for the Workflow Conductor database. The database will be created with the name Conductor_Content_[NameYouEnter]. Typical names are Conductor_Content_Database or Conductor_Content_DB.

Select Windows authentication if your database is on a different server than the one where you are running the install. If the database is on the server where you are installing, you can optionally use a SQL authentication account.
5. 35ConfigDBInstallStep4c.jpgClick Finish. The Workflow Conductor database will be created and populated. You will see some progress notes displayed at the bottom of the page.
6.

35ConfigDBInstallStep5.jpgWhen the database is created, the Installation Complete page is displayed.

Click Close to exit the installation.