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Did You Install Without Specifying a Database?
It is possible to install My webMethods Server without specifying a database. In this case, if you want to use an external database, you need to configure a database connection for My webMethods Server before the server will start. To set or modify external database connections, use the mws.db.xml file, which you can find at this location:
Software AG_directory \MWS\server\serverName\config
You need to specify the following values:
The following table lists the values that you must specify in the mws.db.xml file to configure the database connection.
Element
Value
<URL>
The URL to the database server
<USER>
The database user name
<PASSWORD>
The password of the database user
After you save and close the ms.db.xml file, start My webMethods Server.