Things to know before installation

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To make sure that you have the necessary information before installing ePO - On-prem, review the checklist.

  • Product License Key (not required for evaluations).

  • Microsoft SQL authentication requires one of these credentials:

    • Windows authentication credentials — Domain credentials that have Database Owner (dbo) rights on the SQL Server.

    • SQL authentication credentials.

  • Destination folder for ePO - On-prem software installation (required for Custom and Cluster installations).

  • Installed SQL Server — Provide these details (depending on your configuration) on the Database Information page:

    • The SQL Server name or the SQL Server name with instance name.

    • The dynamic port number used by your SQL Server.

  • If you intend to restore the ePO - On-prem server from a database snapshot, you must:

    • Have previously restored the ePO - On-prem SQL database using one of the Microsoft SQL restore processes.

    • Know the server recovery passphrase used with your Disaster Recovery Snapshot records. This passphrase is used to decrypt the sensitive information stored in the SQL Snapshot records.