The ZSS Dev Center offers a variety of downloads and resources. This guide focuses on what you need to get started and walks through the basics for running your first Zumero for SQL Server test.
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Make sure you have a few key pieces of information and architecture.
ZSS Server will help you sync with your SQL Server database, via an Internet Information Server (IIS) installation. ZSS Manager will prepare your database for syncing.
Here's what you'll need to get started:
- A SQL Server installation.
- A Database on that SQL Server, containing your data and (soon) your Zumero metadata.
- A SQL Server Login (or two), with permission to: read & write data, create & modify views, and view server state. This may be a SQL Server account, or a trusted Windows account. You'll need a set of credentials to prepare the database for synchronization, and a set that Zumero Server will use when syncing your data. These may be the same credentials, but they don't need to be.
- An IIS machine on which you can install IIS components, and (optionally) configure IIS settings. Zumero Server will run here.
- A Free Trial License Key which allows you to give Zumero for SQL Server a test run. Available here.
- A Development Machine on which to run ZSS Manager. The SQL Server, IIS, and Development machines may be separate; alternatively, some or all of them may be the same machine.
storagePrepare Your Database
Prepare your database for Zumero usage. ZSS Manager takes care of the heavy lifting for you.
Install ZSS Manager
If you haven't already done so, download and install ZSS Manager from the ZSS Dev Center.
ZSS Manager can run on a developer's desktop, or on any other (Windows 7 or later) machine with network access to the SQL Server database and (later) the IIS Server hosting Zumero.
Connect to SQL Server
From Windows' "Start" or "Search", launch ZSS Manager and enter the name or address of your SQL Server.
You'll need to choose an authentication method: "SQL Server Authentication" if you'll be using a username/password specific to your SQL Server database. The FAQ explains how to create a new SQL Server user if you don't have one suitable for Zumero's use.