Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

> ## DBMAN

> Starts, stops, or queries a database. Before you can use the DBMAN command-line utility, you must use the Progress Explorer Database Configuration Tool to create the database configuration and store it in the `conmgr.properties` file.

> Operating system | Syntax
> --- | ---
> UNIX Windows |
>     dbman [ -host host-name -port port-number | service-name
>            -user user-name ]
>            -database db-name
>           [ -config config-name -start | -stop | -query ]

> `-database `db-name``

> Specifies the name of the database you want to start. It must match the name of a database in the `conmgr.properties` file.

> `-config`config-name``

> Specifies the name of the configuration with which you want to start the database.

> `-start`

> Starts the database `db-name` as defined by the configuration `config-name`.

> `-stop`

> Stops the database `db-name`.

> `-query`

> Queries the Connection Manager for the status of the database `db-name`.

> `-host `host-name``

> Identifies the host machine where the AdminServer is running. The default is the local host. If your AdminServer is running on a remote host, you must use the `-host` `host-name` parameter to identify the host where the remote AdminServer is running.

> `-port `port-number`|`service-name``

> Identifies the port that the AdminServer is listening on. If your AdminServer is running on a remote host, you must use the `-port` `port-number` parameter to identify the port on which the remote AdminServer is listening. The default port number is 20931.

> `-user `user-name``

> If your AdminServer is running on a remote host, you must use the `-user` `user-name` parameter to supply a valid user name for that host. You will be prompted for the password.

> For more information, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration .

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