Installing Universal Addressing Module Databases

Note: This section is valid only for users of UAM- US , UAM- Canada, and UAM- International.

You can download and install Universal Addressing Module databases in the Spectrum™ Product Database (SPD) format. You can't install older databases or vintages. After upgrading to Spectrum™ Technology Platform version 2018 H2 from any previous version, you must delete and reconfigure all the previously configured databases using SPDs.

This procedure describes how to download and install Universal Addressing Module databases in the Spectrum™ Product Database (SPD) format from the Pitney Bowes eStore.

Disk Space

The disk space requirements for extracted and non-extracted SPD bundles are:
  • Extracted bundles (all SPD) - 50 GB
  • Non-extracted bundles (all SPD) - 20 GB

To download and install a Universal Addressing Module database resource in the Spectrum™ Product Database (SPD) format:

  1. Make sure no applications are running.
  2. Select and download your licensed SPD files (xxx.spd) from the Pitney Bowes eStore using the link provided in the release announcement or welcome email.
  3. The database is downloaded as a zip file. Unzip the database before proceeding with the installation.
  4. Install the SPD files:
    1. Place the SPD files in <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/dataimport. This is the default location for SPD files. The Spectrum™ Technology Platform server monitors this folder and looks for new files in two-second intervals.
      You can change the location of the data import directory by altering the platform property in the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/dataimportdirectories.properties file.
    2. When the server detects new SPD files, the server automatically extracts the SPD files to <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/repository/datastorage.
      You can change the location of the data storage folder by altering the spectrum.data.manager.storage.directory property in the Data Manager settings section of the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/spectrum-container.properties file.
    3. By default, the SPD files are deleted after the files are extracted. However, you can archive SPD files by setting the spectrum.data.manager.archive.data property to "true" in the Data Manager settings section of the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/spectrum-container.properties file.
    4. At this point the data will become available and you can add it as a Spectrum™ database resource in the Spectrum™ Databases section of Management Console.
    5. After you install the database files, use either the Database Resource tool in Management Console or the Universal Addressing Administration Utility database commands to define the database as a resource. For more information about the Administration Utility database commands, see the section "Universal Addressing Module Databases" in the Administration Guide.