Installing a Database

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Last updated: Nov 10, 2023 by Olivier Michaut
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Overview

Universal Data Mover Gateway can use a database space of an existing database or you can install a database specifically for the Controller.

We recommend an initial size of 100MB.

Database Permissions

In order to install Universal Data Mover Gateway, the database user configured for the UDMG Server will require DDL (Data Definition Language) permission in the database during the install and during the migration steps for release upgrade.

Once the install has been completed successfully, the configured database user requires only DML (Data Manipulation Language) permissions for running the UDMG Server.

Database Management Systems

The following database management systems are supported:

PostgreSQL

12, 13, 14, 15

MySQL

8.0.x

Oracle19c, 21c
Microsoft SQL Server2019, 2022

Note

Databases that are compatible with and use the same drivers as the supported databases are also supported, for example AWS RDS (MySQL), MariaDB (MySQL), AWS RDS (Oracle).  We recommend that customers periodically review the database documentation for Incompatibilities and Feature Differences as these may change over time.

Below are the generic steps for the preparation of a database instance for UDMG and how this can be done for the different database types. 

  • database server
  • database instance
  • database user

Depending on the exact flavor, on the database type, on the environment topology, and on other performance or security requirements, more advanced configuration parameters or procedures may be needed which are not in scope for this guide. 

Once the database user is ready, the database parameters can be setup in UDMG Server configuration. The database content is initialized on the first execution and further maintained during release upgrades (see the "Upgrading UDMG Server" in the Linux and Windows installation guides)

PostgreSQL

Note

PostgreSQL versions 12, 13, 14 and 15 are supported.

PostgreSQL for Linux

  1. Create a blank database on the server. An already existing database can be used, but this is not recommended.

  2. Add a user that will be used as the owner of the related tables but also to authenticate with the server.
    In order to install or perform upgrades, this database user will require DDL (Data Definition Language) permission in the database during the installation or upgrade.
    Once the installation or upgrade has been completed successfully, the configured database user requires only DML (Data Manipulation Language) permissions.

Here is how to configure the database for a local installation where the database server is on the same host. For multi-node installation please refer to your database administrator.

Note

The following steps require administrative privilege, be sure that you have the correct access before continuing.


  • Install a PostgreSQL database server.

  • Once the installation is complete, initialize the PostgreSQL database.

  • Enable and start the PostgreSQL Server:

# sudo systemctl enable postgresql

# sudo systemctl start postgresql

  • Create a user for UDMG Server

Login as PostgreSQL administrative user, start the PostgreSQL Console (psql) and create the database user for UDMG:

# sudo su - postgres
$ psql
psql (14.3)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=#

CREATE DATABASE udmg;
CREATE USER udmg_user WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'udmg_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE udmg TO udmg_user;

Note

For PostgreSQL 15, the default user permissions have changed, see https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-15-released-2526 and the following is also required

ALTER DATABASE udmg OWNER TO udmg_user;
  • Finally change the pg_hba.conf, to allow database connection with password. For example, for a system where the database server is on the same host as the UDMG server, by changing this line from:

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ident

to:

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5

The exact configuration depends on the OS and database version, on the preferred security settings, and on the system architecture.

The location of the pg_hba.conf can be returned by psql:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql
postgres=# SHOW hba_file;

PostgreSQL for Windows

  1. Create a blank database on the server. An already existing database can be used, but this is not recommended.

  2. Add a user that will be used as the owner of the related tables but also to authenticate with the server.
    In order to install or perform upgrades, this database user will require DDL (Data Definition Language) permission in the database during the installation or the upgrade.
    Once the install or upgrade has been completed successfully, the configured database user requires only DML (Data Manipulation Language) permissions.

Here is how to configure the database for a local installation where the database server is on the same host. For multi-node installation please refer to your database administrator.

The following steps require Administrator privilege, be sure that you have the correct access before continuing.

  • Install a PostgreSQL database server.

  • Once the installation is complete, initialize the PostgreSQL database.

  • Start the PostgreSQL Server:

For example, from the Service Management Console management:

  • Create a user for UDMG Server

Login as PostgreSQL user, start the PostgreSQL Console (psql) and create the database user:

postgres=# create database udmg;
CREATE DATABASE
postgres=# create user udmg_user with encrypted password 'udmg_password';
CREATE ROLE
postgres=# grant all privileges on database udmg to udmg_user;
GRANT

Finally change the pg_hba.conf, to allow database connection with password.

For example, for a system where the database server is on the same host as the UDMG server, by changing this line from:

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ident

to:

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 scram-sha-256

For a system where the database server is on the same subnet as the UDMG server, change it to:

host all all samenet scram-sha-256

The exact configuration depends on the OS and database version, on the preferred security settings, and on the system architecture.

The location of the pg_hba.conf can be returned by PostgreSQL Console (psql):

postgres=# SHOW hba_file;

The current password encryption method can be returned by PostgreSQL Console (psql):

postgres=# SHOW password_encryption;

MySQL

Note

MySQL versions 8.0.x are supported.

MySQL for Linux

Step 1

Download MySQL installation instructions.

Step 2

Download the installation package from the official MySQL site.

  • For Linux, you can use a tar.gz download or select a systems package installer appropriate for your environment, such as Yum.

Step 3

Install MySQL as per the instructions.

  • For Linux, enable and start the MySQL Server:

# sudo systemctl enable mysql

# sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 4

Create a blank database on the server. An already existing database can be used, but this is not recommended.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE udmg;
Step 5

Add a user that will be used as the owner of the tables but also to authenticate with the server.
In order to install or perform upgrades, this database user will require DDL (Data Definition Language) permission in the database during the installation or the upgrade.
Once the installation or upgrade has been completed successfully, the configured database user requires only DML (Data Manipulation Language) permissions.

mysql> CREATE USER 'udmg_user'@ IDENTIFIED BY 'udmg_password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON udmg.* TO 'udmg_user'@ WITH GRANT OPTION;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

MySQL for Windows

Step 1

Download MySQL installation instructions.

Step 2

Download the installation package from the official MySQL site.

  • For Windows, select Windows (x86, 32-bit), MSI Installer

Step 3

Install MySQL as per the instructions.

Step 4

Create a blank database on the server. An already existing database can be used, but this is not recommended.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE udmg;
Step 5

Add a user that will be used as the owner of the tables but also to authenticate with the server.
In order to install or perform upgrades, this database user will require DDL (Data Definition Language) permission in the database during the installation or the upgrade.
Once the installation or upgrade has been completed successfully, the configured database user requires only DML (Data Manipulation Language) permissions.

mysql> CREATE USER 'udmg_user'@ IDENTIFIED BY 'udmg_password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON udmg.* TO 'udmg_user'@ WITH GRANT OPTION;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Oracle

Note

Oracle versions 19c and 21c are supported.


Universal Data Mover Gateway requires the Oracle client libraries for the connectivity to the Oracle database.


Step 1

Download and install Oracle Database Server software as per the Oracle documentation.

Step 2

Create the UDMG database. You can use any legal name, but we recommend the name udmg.

Step 3

Create the user that will be used as the owner of the tables but also to authenticate with the server.

CREATE USER udmg IDENTIFIED BY "udmg_password" QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS;

GRANT CONNECT, RESOURCE, CREATE VIEW, CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW, CREATE SYNONYM TO udmg;

Make a note of the user and password to be used later when installing the UDMG Server.

Step 4

Download and install Oracle Client on the node where UDMG Server will be installed.

Detailed installation procedure can be found on the Oracle documentation:

As an example, the installation on a RHEL Linux system would be

wget https://download.oracle.com/otn_software/linux/instantclient/2110000/instantclient-basiclite-linux.x64-21.10.0.0.0dbru.zip

sudo mkdir /opt/oracle

sudo unzip -d /opt/oracle ./instantclient-basiclite-linux.x64-21.10.0.0.0dbru.zip

sudo yum install libaio

sudo sh -c "echo /opt/oracle/instantclient_21_10 > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/oracle-instantclient.conf"

Microsoft SQL Server

Note

Microsoft SQL Server versions 2019, and 2022 are supported.


Step 1

Download and install MS SQL Server as per the Microsoft documentation.

Step 2

Create the UDMG database and the application user.

You can use any legal name, but we recommend the names udmg and udmg_user.

Here is an example of simple database creation script.

USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE udmg;
GO
CREATE LOGIN [udmg_user] WITH PASSWORD='pa55W0rd', DEFAULT_DATABASE=udmg;;
GO
ALTER AUTHORIZATION ON DATABASE::[udmg] TO [udmg_user];
GO
Step 3

Make a note of the userid and password to be used later when installing the UDMG Server.