The Database Manager is the database administration tool for SAP DB database instances. You can use this tool to create and monitor database instances on local or remote servers. You can back up the data in the database instances, and recover it, if necessary.
You can operate the Database Manager as a command line tool (Database Manager CLI), as a graphical user interface (Database Manager GUI), or as a Web-based tool (Web DBM). All three types of this program offer the same range of functions.
You can install the Database Manager CLI and the Web DBM on all operating systems supported by the SAP DB database system. The Database Manager GUI can run on Microsoft Windows only.
Each type of the Database Manager can administer SAP DB database instances on all operating systems and platforms supported by the SAP DB database system.
You can use Version 7.4 of the Database Manager for all SAP DB database systems from Version 7.1.
Working with the Database Manager requires a thorough working knowledge of database administration.
You can download the Web DBM program free of charge from the SAP DB Homepage http://www.sapdb.org.
The Web Tools Installation Guide: SAP DB 7.4 and general information about the SAP DB Database System is on the SAP DB Homepage, under Documentation.
The screen settings and procedures in the Web DBM largely resemble those in the Database Manager GUI. For this reason, use the Database Manager GUI documentation when you work with the Web DBM. Always leave out the first menu option when you specify paths for executing commands in the Web DBM.
You can use the Database Manager GUI to monitor multiple database instances at the same time. The Web DBM only allows you to log on to one database instance at a time, however, you can still monitor multiple database instances simultaneously. To do this, open as many browser windows as you need with the Web DBM, and log on to each database instance in a different window.
Unlike the Database Manager GUI, you may experience timeouts when you work with the Web DBM. A timeout breaks the connection to the database instance, in which case you need to log on again.