1. Once the installation of Aranda Service Management Suite, proceed to configure the connection strings of the sites and services to the database via the Aranda Database Tools v9. To do this, run the module and click on the Connection String.

2. Fill in the requested data.

• Select the database engine (SQL Server).
• Give it a name to identify the connection.
• Record the connection data (database name, server name or IP address, and if required username and password).
• In case the database port is different from the default port (1433 for SQL Server), the server must be written as servername:port (e.g. ARANDADBSERVER:5555)
• By default, the “Encrypt” option should be checked to ensure that the connection between the solution and the database is encrypted.

3. Click the Test to check the connection.

4. To finish click on the Save to save the connection.

5. To apply connection strings to installed applications, select the previously created connection and click the Apply.

6. A window is enabled with the list of applications and services available on the server.

7. Select all the websites and services corresponding to ASMS and click on the Apply, If you want to encrypt the connection, check the box Encrypt in the lower-left corner.

8. To finish, click on the Services and start all services.

9. Once the connection is established, you will be able to access the websites to start with the configuration of Aranda Service Management Suite through the following URL: http(s)://name_servidor:port/ASMSAdministrator/.