Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

Progress Explorer

Progress Explorer is a graphical administration utility that runs in Windows platforms. To use the Progress Explorer configuration tools, you must first start Progress Explorer and connect to a running AdminServer. Explorer then presents you with a view of all the products to which the AdminServer grants you administrative access.

You can select an instance of each of the products displayed and manage its operation or modify its configuration. For example, you can do the following:

Connect to an AdminServer.
Start, stop, and query the status of OpenEdge databases and associated server groups.

For more information about working with the Progress Explorer tool, click the Help icon in the Progress Explorer application.

Starting Progress Explorer

To launch Progress Explorer choose Programs OpenEdge Progress Explorer Tool from the Windows Start menu.

Managing database configurations

The database configurations you create with Progress Explorer are saved in the conmgr.properties file. It stores the database, configuration, and server group properties. When you use either the Progress Explorer database configuration tool or the DBMAN utility to start a database, a separate process interprets the information in the properties file and starts and stops whatever server the configuration specifies.

The conmgr.properties file resides in the properties subdirectory of the OpenEdge install directory.

Caution: Do not edit the conmgr.properties file directly. Instead, use Progress Explorer to create and edit database configurations.