Procedure documentation Connection to the DBM Server Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Before you can manage Structure linkdatabase instances using the Database Manager GUI program, a connection must be set up between the database instance to be managed and your Structure linkDBM Server.

The system is configured in such a way that the connections between the database instances displayed and the DBM Server are established automatically when the Database Manager GUI is launched.

Note

You can also change this default setting if necessary. Choose View ® Options. If you deselect the Autoconnect instances option on the General tab page, the system no longer creates connections between the database instances and the DBM Server when the Database Manager GUI is called.

Use

You can selectively set up the connection to the DBM Server for one, multiple, or all registered database instances, depending on the performance of your system. Similarly, you can terminate the connection between individual database instances and your DBM Server in order to reduce the load on your system.

Procedure

Setting up a connection between a database instance and the DBM Server

The entry for the state of the database instance State is Not connected.

Choose the relevant database instance with the cursor. The system then sets up the connection to the DBM Server for exactly this database instance. The Database Manager can now also determine the current Structure linkoperational state of the selected database instance.

Terminating a connection between a database instance and the DBM Server

To terminate the connection between a database instance and the DBM Server, select the desired instance and choose Instance ® Disconnect.

The entry for the state of this database instance State is now Not connected. The connection to the DBM Server has been terminated and the Database Manager is also no longer able to determine the current operational state of the database instance.