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Microsoft SQL Server Parameters

The following table describes the Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 database parameters available for configuring system DSNs, as they appear on the Sun Chili!Soft ASP Administration Console New Data Source Name and Edit Data Source Name pages. For more information, see "Configuring Data Source Names (DSNs)" in this chapter.

 

Parameter

Explanation

Data Source Name*

This is the name of the data source name (DSN) you are configuring.

Database type*

This indicates for which type of database you are configuring this DSN (Microsoft SQL Server).

Description

This field provides a description of the DSN to help distinguish it from others.

Driver*

On the New Data Source Name page, this is the name of the ODBC driver installed for the type of database selected in the Database type box (Microsoft SQL Server). It is a nonconfigurable field.

On the Edit Data Source Name page, this is the absolute path name of the ODBC driver specified for this DSN. It is a configurable field.

Database*

Because there can be multiple installations of a database running on one computer, each database is given its own name. This parameter indicates the name of the database for which you are configuring this DSN.

ServerIPAddress*

This is the IP address of the SQL Server 7.0 or 2000 database server.

ServerPortNumber*

This is the port on which the SQL Server 7.0 or 2000 database server is configured to listen. The default is 1433.

LogonID

This is the username required for accessing the database. If the username is not provided when configuring a system DSN, every connection string using this DSN must include the username.

Important Security Note:

To prevent access to a database by unauthorized users in shared Web hosting environments, it is recommended that the username and password be provided in each connection string, rather than in the system DSN.

Password

This is the password required for accessing the database. If the password is not provided when configuring a system DSN, every connection string using the DSN must include the password.

Important Security Note:

To prevent access to a database by unauthorized users in shared Web hosting environments, it is recommended that the username and password be provided in each connection string, rather than in the system DSN.

* Required parameters

See also:

Configuring a Database in this chapter

Configuring Database Parameters in this chapter

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