Why I must do this operations? I want use default db? isn't it Hypersonic?
Create a new empty database schema instance called 'alfresco' in MySQL - use the example files in the Alfresco bundle in /extra/databases/mysql to perform this with the correct user permissions. Download the MySQL JDBC driver file from MySQL Extract the MySQL JDBC driver .jar file and copy to \jboss\server\default\lib
You're correct in that you don't *have to* update to MySQL, however we only recommend HSQL for trying out Alfresco - you should use at least MySQL for production environments.
