MACROMEDIA BREEZE, Installation Manual

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Windows 2003 Professional
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Windows 2003 Server
Additional software requirements
In addition to specific requirements for the computers hosting the Breeze Presentation platform and
Breeze Live, Macromedia Breeze requires the following software:
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A database management system: either the Breeze database engine or Microsoft SQL Server 2000
The Breeze database engine comes with Macromedia Breeze, but there are restrictions on its use.
For information about choosing between the Breeze database engine and Microsoft SQL Server
2000, see
“The Breeze database” on page 10 .
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An SMTP e-mail server
The Breeze Presentation platform requires an SMTP e-mail server for sending e-mail notifications.
To use the e-mail server with Breeze, you need to set a configuration property in the Breeze
Presentation platform. For more information, see
“Configuring the Breeze Presentation Platform” .
For updated Breeze system requirements and recommendations, see www.macromedia.com/go/
breeze_sysreqs .
The Breeze database
The Breeze Presentation platform requires a database created through either the Breeze database engine or
Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
The Breeze database engine comes with Macromedia Breeze, but it has the following limitations:
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Because of licensing restrictions, you can install the Breeze database engine only on the same
computer as the Breeze Presentation platform.
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Also because of licensing restrictions, you can only install the Breeze database engine on a single-
processor computer.
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The Breeze database engine has a command-line interface for managing and querying the database,
in contrast to Microsoft SQL Server 2000, which has graphical tools for these uses.
Recommendations:
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Consider installing the Breeze database engine for use in test environments.
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In a production environment, give preference to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 if your database
administrator is not comfortable with command line interfaces.
For information on setting up the Breeze database through Microsoft SQL Server 2000, see “Setting
configuration properties for Microsoft SQL Server 2000” on page 15 .
Note: To use a database with Breeze, the database must be set to case insensitive.
Installing and configuring Macromedia Breeze overview
To install and configure Breeze, perform the following steps.
To install and configure Macromedia Breeze:
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Make sure that you have met all hardware and software requirements described in this chapter.
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Run the Breeze installer to install Breeze components (see “Installing Breeze” on page 11 ).
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Configure the Breeze database (see “Setting Up the Breeze Database” on page 15 ).
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Configure the Breeze Presentation platform (see “Configuring the Breeze Presentation Platform”
on page 17 ).
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Configure Breeze Live, if you have installed it on a separate computer from the Breeze Presentation
platform (see
“Configuring Breeze Live” on page 19 ).
For information about starting Macromedia Breeze, see “Starting your Breeze components” on page 21 .