Supported databases

YSoft SafeQ CRS supports the following versions of MS-SQL Server:

MS SQL Server 2008 Standard 32/64 bit
MS SQL Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64 bit
MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard 64 bit
MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64 bit
MS SQL Server 2012 Standard 32/64 bit
MS SQL Server 2012 Enterprise 32/64 bit
MS SQL Server 2014 Standard 32/64 bit
MS SQL Server 2014 Enterprise 32/64bit
MS SQL Server 2016 Standard 64bit
MS SQL Server 2016 Enterprise 64bit
MS SQL Server 2017 Standard 64bit
MS SQL Server 2017 Enterprise 64bit
MS SQL Server 2019 Standard
MS SQL Server 2019 Enterprise

See the MS SQL Server 2008 installation procedure and MS SQL Server 2012 installation procedure for information how to install MS SQL Server for YSoft SafeQ CRS.

Microsoft SQL Server – required Service Packs

MS SQL Server	Required Service Pack
Microsoft SQL Server 2008	Service Pack 3 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2	Service Pack 1 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2012	Service Pack 1 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2014	Service Pack 1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016	Service Pack 2 with CU15 KB4577775 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Microsoft SQL Server 2019

Installation prerequisites

YSoft SafeQ CRS Enterprise must be installed on a dedicated server – not where another instance of YSoft SafeQ is running.

As a prerequisite for YSoft SafeQ CRS installation, Microsoft SQL Server must be installed and running on the same server with the following minimum components:

Database Engine
SQL Server Agent
Analysis Services
Reporting Services
Integration Services
Workstation components (including SQL Server Management Studio)

In order to install YSoft SafeQ CRS, before beginning installation of MS SQL Server, MS IIS (a component of the Microsoft Windows Server operating system) must be installed.

MS SQL Server configuration

When installing Microsoft SQL Server, the following settings must be configured:

The SQL Server instance must not be case-sensitive.
A CI_AS_* collation is recommended.
TCP protocol must be enabled.
The authentication mode must be Mixed, i.e.: SQL Server Authentication and Windows Authentication must both be supported.

Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition is recommended, although Standard Edition may be sufficient for smaller installations.

MS SQL Server user permissions level for installation

To install, upgrade YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following database roles are required: db_owner OR db_datareader, db_datawriter, db_ddladmin.

To install, upgrade YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Analysis Services roles are required: SQL Server Analysis Services "Server administrators" group.

To install, upgrade YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Integration Services roles are required: db_ssisadmin.

To install, upgrade YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Reporting Services roles are required: SQL Server Reporting Services "System administrator" role.

MS SQL Server user permissions level for runtime

To run YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following database roles for yBoxDB, yBoxDBCDC and yBoxDBREP are required: db_datareader, db_datawriter.

To run YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following database roles for msdb and distribution are required: db_datareader

To run YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Analysis Services roles are required: SQL Server Analysis Services "Server administrators" group.

To run YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Integration Services roles are required: db_ssisoperator.

MS SQL Server user permissions level for operations

To open/manage cube at YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Analysis Services roles are required: SQL Server Analysis Services Database "Full control ( Administrator )" role.

To run package at YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Integration Services roles are required: db_ssisoperator.

To browse reports at YSoft SafeQ 5 CRS Server the following SQL Server Reporting Services roles are required: SQL Server Reporting Services "Browser" role.

MS SQL Server Analysis Services service user account permissions

"SQL Server Analysis Services" service user account must have access (db_owner OR db_datareader, db_datawriter, db_ddladmin) to CRS databases (yBoxDB, yBoxDBCDC). The best option is to give him Server Role sysadmin.

MS SQL Reporting Services

Reporting Services are distributed separately since MS SQL Server 2017. Please make sure rs.exe is available on the system environment path.

Installation procedure

This section describes how to install YSoft SafeQ CRS Enterprise, OLAP cubes, and reports in MS SQL Reporting Services.

1	Open the Reporting Services Configuration utility (Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 20xx > Configuration tools):
2	Configure CRS server according to CRS configuration page
3	Run the install.bat program to begin the installation: InstallPackages\install.bat. The command prompt opens. Enter the environment name, including the path to the currently installed node: Example: crs\TEST\node1
4	You can see the installation progress in the command prompt.
5	Check step When installation is finished, YSoft SafeQ CRS is ready to use. Go to the website http://hostname/reports (hostname = SafeQ CRS server name). You should see the Reporting Services Web interface. NOTE: The Reporting Services Web interface appears only if reporting services are installed (installReportingServices = true).