Mastering ArcGIS Enterprise Administration

Enabling an existing database

In our previous geodatabase creation scenario, the geodatabase administrator is also the database administrator, allowing for the ease of use of the Create Enterprise Geodatabase tool. However, what if you are the geodatabase administrator but not the database administrator? In other words, you have the credentials to create the geodatabase, but not the initial database in the RDBMS. When this is the case, your database administrator will first have to create the database and geodatabase administrator's login, user, and schema.

For a full list of steps to be carried out by your database administrator in this scenario, search the ArcGIS Enterprise online help for Create an enterprise geodatabase in SQL Server ...