You create a database server by setting mandatory database
server properties and then starting the database server.
To create a database server:
- Configure the mandatory properties of the database server.
- Set configuration parameters in the onconfig file.
- Add connectivity information in the sqlhosts file
and other connectivity files.
- Set environment variables in your environment.
Tip: On Windows operating systems, you can use the
Server Instance Manager to configure the mandatory properties of the
database server instead of editing the onconfig and sqlhosts file
and setting environment variables.
- Optional: Configure the wire listener for MongoDB
API and REST API support.
- Initialize disk space for the database server when you
start the database server for the first time. Disk space initialization
creates the initial chunk of the root dbspace, which stores control
and tracking information.
Attention: Do not
initialize the disk space if you are upgrading from a previous version
of the database server and you are using the same root dbspace. Initializing
disk space deletes all existing user data and tracking information
in the root dbspace.
- UNIX, Linux®, Mac OS X:
Run the oninit -i command.
- Windows: In the database
server properties dialog box from the Services application, add -i in
the Start Parameters field and click Start.
The database server is started with disk space initialized.
Windows:
A program group for the server is created from which you can open
a command prompt for the database server, start the Server Instance
Manager, uninstall the database server, or view documentation.
After
you start the database server, you can set optional configuration
parameters, environment variables, and connectivity settings.