Optional: Creating databases and secrets without running the provided scripts

If you used the cp4a-prerequisites.sh script to generate the database SQL statement files (scripts) and YAML template files for the database secrets, then review the following requirements, but you do not need to create the databases and secrets again.

About this task

For more information about running the cp4a-prerequisites.sh script, see Recommended: Preparing databases and secrets for your chosen capabilities by running a script.

Tip: When you use the cp4a-prerequisites.sh script, you must review the requirements in the documented steps to create a database. Make sure that the databases that you create satisfy your intended workload.

Before you install IBM Business Automation Studio, create the required databases. You can choose to create the databases in Db2®, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft SQL Server.