The following procedure assumes that both the database and OpenEdge Explorer reside on the same local computer.

OpenEdge Explorer is part of the OpenEdge Unified Broker administration framework. The controlling component of that framework is the AdminServer. It enables you to configure and manage OpenEdge resources in your installation. Before you perform this procedure, you must ensure that the AdminServer is running.

Follow these steps to add a database to OpenEdge Explorer:

Step

Action

1

In Windows, launch OpenEdge Explorer by clicking Start > All Programs > Progress > OpenEdge 11.6 > OpenEdge Explorer.

In UNIX, launch a Web browser of your choice and enter the URL for OpenEdge Explorer using this syntax:

http://host-name:port-number

Note: The default port number for the WebServer for OpenEdge Explorer is 9090.

The Authentication page opens.

2

Enter the username and password of the admin user and then click Login.

The OpenEdge Explorer page opens.

3

Click Resources > Database.

The Adding a Managed Database page appears.

4

In the Database Display Name field, enter the name of the database.

5

In the Database Path and Filename field, enter the full path and filename of the database.

The filename is that of the .db file of the database; for example, C:\OpenEdge\WRK\dba\db\appdb.db.

6

In the Database Port field, enter a port for the database.

Remember that the valid port range is from 2000 to 32767.

7

In the Database Broker Type field, if you have multiple server types, select 4GL for the primary broker. Later, you can configure SQL for the secondary broker (also known as a server group).

8

Select the AutoStart Database Broker option to start the broker automatically when the AdminServer starts.

9

Select Watch Dog Process (WDOG) so that the database uses a dedicated watchdog for better performance.

10

If you have the OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS license:

  • Select After Image Process (AIW) to start the AIW for optimal performance, if you have enabled after-imaging for the database.
  • Select Before Image Process (BIW) to start the BIW for optimal performance.
  • Set Asynchronous Page Writers (APWs) to 1. You can add more APWs later if needed.
11

Click Submit to add the database as a managed database resource. The Database page opens.

It is recommended that you use the breadcrumbs at the top-left corner of the Resources page to navigate within different areas of a database resource.