MobiLink system database

In some rare cases, you may want to split your consolidated database into two: one database for data and one for the MobiLink system information. When you do this you do not have to add MobiLink system objects to your consolidated database. All MobiLink system objects can be stored in a separate database called the MobiLink system database.

Note

This setup requires a distributed transaction coordinator. Currently the only one supported is by MobiLink is Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC), which only runs on Windows.

Your MobiLink system database can be any database that is supported as a consolidated database. It does not have to be the same RDBMS as your consolidated database.

It is easy to set up a MobiLink system database. Simply apply MobiLink setup scripts to a database other than your consolidated database. When you start the MobiLink server, connect to both databases using -c for the consolidated database and -cs for the system database.

Notes

If you are using a separate system database, you can only run the MobiLink server on Windows using Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator.
You cannot use a MobiLink system database with the MobiLink Deploy Synchronization Model Wizard.
There is a performance penalty for storing MobiLink system objects in a separate database.

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