Database server requirements

The following table lists the database server options for the Control-M full installation.

NOTE: You might experience performance degradation when the following occurs:

• Too much workload is placed on too few hard disks
• RedoLog files are placed on RAID-5 disks
• Rollback tablespace is placed on RAID-5 disks

  For more information, see 000105549.

  Database server	Description	Version
  PostgreSQL (BMC-supplied)	Installs automatically in the background when you install Control-M.	9.2.8
  Oracle	A customer-supplied existing Oracle full enterprise/standard edition database server must be present. An Oracle instant client is supplied in the background when you install Control-M. For more details, see Oracle requirements.	11g 12c
  MSSQL	A customer-supplied existing MSSQL full database server must be present. A Full MSSQL 2012 or 2014 client that includes the OSQL and SQLCMD components must be present on any computer that hosts Control-M/EM or Control-M/Server. Mixed mode, which enables both Windows and SQL Server Authentication must be turned on. NOTE: Control-M installation with MSSQL must always be performed using an existing English language MSSQL database server.	2014 2012 2008

The following table contains the parameter information required to install Control-M on supported database servers. Check with your system administrator for the exact information required.

NOTE: Control-M currently supports database owner passwords without special characters. The password must begin with a letter (A-Z, a-z) followed by 5-29 alphanumeric characters or underscores.