User Guide

SAP AG November 2002
• SAP DB E-Catalog [Page 148]
See also:
SAP DB Versions and Database Instance Types [Page
24]
Database Manager
The Database Manager is a for managing SAP DB database. database tool [Page 136]
The tasks of the Database Manager comprise creating, controlling, and monitoring database
instances [Page 132] on the local computer or on remote computers. You can use the
Database Manager to carry out backups and, if necessary, recoveries.
Architecture
The Database Manager consists of a server part and a client part. The same functionality is
offered for the Database Manager regardless of which client you use.
Server/Client for the Database Manager
Server Client
DBM Server [Page 58] DBMGUI [Page 134]
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A script interface is available.
DBMCLI [Page ]
Web DBM [Page
]
See also:
Architecture of the Database Manager [Page
54]
Architecture of the SAP DB Web Tools [Page 57]
Database Manager CLI
The Database Manager [Page 133] has a command-line oriented client, the Database
Manager CLI (DBMCLI). The Database Manager CLI is operating-system-independent.
You can use the Database Manager CLI to carry out all Database Manager actions. You can
also use the Database Manager CLI to schedule these actions in the background. You should
use this option to automate Database Manager actions that have to be carried out regularly.
If you do not have a Windows operating system, you can only use Database Manager clients
Database Manager CLI and Web DBM [Page
154] to manage database instances.
Call
dbmcli [<options>] [<command>]
You can transfer
61 and a maximum of one in a
command line to the Database Manager CLI.
options [Page
] DBM command [Page 62]
For a link to be established with a database instance on the local computer, you must enter at
least the name of the database instance (option -d <database_name>) when calling the
Database Manager CLI. If the required database instance is on a remote computer, you must
also enter this computer name (option -n <server_node>).
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