Starting solidDB® and creating your first database
This section describes how to start an evaluation version of solidDB®, using the license file and the solid.ini configuration file in the eval_kit\standalone directory.
To start solidDB®, a valid license file must be located in your working directory.
Starting solidDB® in Linux and UNIX environments
1 If you have several solidDB® installations on the same computer, verify that the version 100 installation is your default solidDB® installation.
To check which solid executable program is defined in the PATH environment variable, enter the following command at the command prompt:
which solid
To verify the version of the solid executable program, enter the following command at the command prompt:
solid -x version
2 In the eval_kit/standalone directory, enter the command solid -f at the command prompt.
The option -f forces the server to run in the foreground.
3 When you start solidDB®, it checks whether a database already exists. If no database is found, solidDB® prompts you to create a new database.
4 Type y to create a new database.
5 Provide the username, password, and a name for the default database catalog.
CAUTION: There are no defaults for the user name and password. You must remember the user name and password to be able to access the database again.
For example, you can use dba for the user name and password of evaluation databases, since it is simple and easy to remember.
To use it:
a Type any name you prefer as the catalog name.
b Type dba as user name and password.
c Retype dba as the password.
Result
solidDB® creates a new database called solid.db in the eval_kit/standalone directory.
The solidDB® process is left running in the foreground. To make solidDB® run in the background:
1 Press CTRL+Z to suspend the process.
2 Enter bg to force the process to the background.
Tip: Alternatively, you can start solidDB® and create a new database by specifying the database and login data as command-line options.
For example:
solid -Udba -Pdba -Cdba
This starts solidDB® in the background and creates a new database with the following login data:
▪Username: dba
▪Password: dba
▪Catalog name: dba
Starting solidDB® in Windows environments
Click the icon labeled Start solidDB® server through the Start > Programs > solidDB®menu path.
Result
When you start solidDB®, it checks whether a database already exists. If no database is found, solidDB® creates a new database called solid.db in the eval_kit\standalone directory automatically, with the following login data:
▪Username: dba
▪Password: dba
▪Catalog name: dba
Tip: If you would like the Start solidDB® server icon to start solidDB® and create a database in a different directory or with different login data and catalog name, you can modify the installation default settings by right-clicking the Start solidDB® server icon and editing the shortcut Properties. For more details, see section Modifying Windows shortcuts in the solidDB® Administrator Guide.