SQL Server Installation

HelpMaster uses a Microsoft SQL Server database for data storage.

Due to the nature of SQL Server, detailed installation instructions for this product are beyond the scope of this documentation. For complete installation information, please refer to the Microsoft SQL Server documentation at:

www.microsoft.com/sql

For production deployments please ensure that you have an installed instance of SQL Server before attempting to install or configure any components of the HelpMaster product suite.

When you already have SQL Server Installed

If you already have SQL Server installed, or have an instance that you can use to host the HelpMaster database, please following these steps.

  1. Use the Database and Reports Wizard to create a HelpMaster database
  2. Configure the SQL Server database security

See Also

SQL Server technical specifications

SQL Server security permissions

The HelpMaster database

The Microsoft SQL Server homepage