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Background documentation Database Manager CLI: SAP DB 7.4 Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

The Database Manager is the administration tool for SAP DB database instances. You can use this tool to create and monitor database instances on local and remote hosts. You can back up the data from database instances, and recover the data, if necessary.

Implementation Considerations

The database management tool Database Manager can be called as a graphical user interface (Database Manager GUI), as a Web-based tool (Web DBM), or as a command-line oriented tool (Database Manager CLI).All three versions of this program offer the same range of functions.

The Database Manager CLI and the Web DBM can be installed on all operating systems supported by the SAP DB database system. The Database Manager GUI can run on Microsoft Windows only.

Each version of the Database Manager can be used for the administration of SAP DB database instances on all operating systems supported by the SAP DB database.

You can use Version 7.4 of the Database Manager for all SAP DB database systems from Version 7.1.

Caution

A sound knowledge of database administration is required to work with the Database Manager.

Note

You can download the Database Manager CLI program free of charge from the SAP DB Homepage http://www.sapdb.org. It is a part of the software package for the database kernel, which means it is included in the installation profiles All and Server.

For general information on the SAP DB database system, see the documentation The SAP DB Database System on the SAP DB homepage under Documentation.

 

The Database Manager CLI, Version 7.4, is described in the following topics:

Accessing the Database Instance

Analyzing the Database Instance

Backing up and Restoring Database Instances

Configuring Database Instances

Configuring the Database Manager

Displaying the Version Information

Ending the Database Manager

Executing the liveCache Initialization Script

Functions for Database Operation

Installation and Registration Management

List of the DBM Commands

Logging On to the Operating System

Managing the DBM Operators

 

See also:

Overview of All DBM Commands

 

 

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