Installing SQL Anywhere

The PowerDesigner repository is delivered with an authenticated version of Sybase SQL Anywhere, which can only be used to store your PowerDesigner model repository. Note that the trial version of PowerDesigner is supplied with a lighter version of SQL Anywhere, for which the setup may be slightly different.

1. Insert the software CD-ROM in the drive, and click the Install SQL Anywhere button. Choose your setup language, and then click Next to open the SQL Anywhere InstallShield wizard.
2. Click Next to go to the license agreement page. Select your country or region, review and accept the license terms, and then click Next to go to the Custom Setup.
3. Click Next and then click Install to start the installation. A status bar is displayed showing progress.
   
   
   
4. When the installation is complete, you will be invited to view the ReadMe and online resources. Make your choices, and then click Finish to exit the wizard

• Authenticating Databases
  You must create a database to store the repository tables in the server. Only authenticated databases can be used with the authenticated version of SQL Anywhere supplied with PowerDesigner.
• Creating a Database
  The following procedure explains how to create a database for the repository on your repository server.
• Installing the SQL Anywhere Client on Client Machines
  If you host your repository database in SQL Anywhere and plan to have client machines connect to it directly (and not via the repository proxy) you must intall the SQL Anywhere client on each client machine.