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 .