Installing PostgreSQL

You can use the version of PostgreSQL that is supplied with RICOH ProcessDirector or you can install your own copy of PostgreSQL. Your own copy can be installed on the same computer as the RICOH ProcessDirector base product or on a different computer.

If you are upgrading RICOH ProcessDirector and you want to transition from DB2 to PostgreSQL, you can migrate your existing data after you install the update. See Upgrading.

In this section:

  1. Installing the RICOH ProcessDirector version of PostgreSQL
    The RICOH ProcessDirector version of the PostgreSQL database is the easiest method to set up your PostgreSQL environment. RICOH ProcessDirector configures the PostgreSQL environment at installation time, allowing RICOH ProcessDirector to communicate with the PostgreSQL database. Also, RICOH ProcessDirector offers specialized maintenance scripts for the PostgreSQL database and the choice to migrate your database in case you need.
  2. Configuring your own PostgreSQL database
    If you cannot use the RICOH ProcessDirector version of PostgreSQL, you can install PostgreSQL on your own and configure it to work with RICOH ProcessDirector.
Parent topic: Installing required software