Creating the Content Data Store using PowerShell

Create a Content Data Store using PowerShell if you use Windows.

Before you begin

To install or upgrade SDL Tridion databases on a Windows machine requires Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Open Windows PowerShell from the Windows Start Menu.
  2. In PowerShell, depending on your database navigate to one of the following folders on the installation media:
    • Database\MSSQL\ or
    • Database\Oracle\
  3. Type the following command:
    & '.\Install Content Data Store.ps1' 
  4. Follow the instructions in the PowerShell console to install the database.

Results

You have created the Content Data Store.

What to do next

When installing a Server Role, you configure the Content Data Store in the Storage Layer configuration file.