If you selected Custom under Add a Model Manager server database in the Server step of the Model Manager server installation, you will be redirected to the Add Database page for adding a new database. If Model Manager server finds an existing Model Manager database — perhaps created by an older installation — you are instead redirected to the Home page.

A suggested setup for a Model Manager database using Managed Server Components with default locations for data directories and backup directories is shown on the Add Database page. These are the same locations used when a database is automatically set up — see also Default Data Directories and Default Backup Directories.

Unless you are intending to use external software to manage backups of the data directories, you are strongly recommended to change the backup directory locations for the SQL database and the resources directory to a server disk different than that of their data directories — this to safeguard against a potential disk crash. You can also replace some, or all, of the managed server components with external server components — see Databases with External Server Components.

Click Save to create the new Model Manager server database.

Saving may take some time as Model Manager server creates and initializes the data directories on disk. Upon successful completion, you will be redirected to the Home page. Otherwise, you will either be returned to the Add Database page or be redirected to the Database page. Read the message at the top of the page to see why the setup did not complete.