Step 1: Start the Database Administration Console in OpenEdge Management

After you complete the OpenEdge installation, you can start the Database Administration Console in OpenEdge Management. Note that these topics refer to two consoles:

  • The OpenEdge Management management console, which comprises functionality for following areas, as indicated by the tabs in the menu bar: My Dashboard, Resources, Alerts, Library, Reports, Jobs, Database Administration, Options, and Help:


  • The Database Administration Console, accessible from within the management console by the Database Administration tab:


OpenEdge Management runs in a web browser, making it accessible in Windows and on supported UNIX platforms. Progress recommends that you use a recent version of a common web browser to take full advantage of the functionality.

To start the Database Administration Console in OpenEdge Management in a browser and then log in:

  1. Choose one:
    • Open a web browser, and enter the URL http://host:port in the address or location field. The host is the name of the machine where OpenEdge Management is installed. The default port is 9090.
    • From the Windows Desktop on your local host, select Start > Programs (or All Programs) > Progress > OpenEdge > Database Administration Console> to start OpenEdge Management.

    The logon window appears.

  2. Provide the user name and password. The first time you log on to OpenEdge Management, you must use the default user name, which is admin, and the default password, which is admin.
  3. Do the following:
    1. Complete the OpenEdge Management Configuration page to make your initial configuration choices.
      This includes resetting your login password, choosing whether to have OpenEdge Management started automatically, choosing a location for the OpenEdge Management Trend Database, specifying the web server port, choosing the e-mail server and default email recipient, and establishing SNMP Adapter settings.

      Click Submit.

      For details, see:

      Choose initial configuration options
    2. Complete the Getting Started page.

      This includes adding one or more external databases and defining monitoring and trending options for file systems and disks.

      Click Submit.

      For details, see:

      Set up the Getting Started page for OpenEdge Management
  4. Click OK to restart the web server, and then log in with your user name and new password.