The Web DBM is a variant of the Database Manager, the tool you use for the management of database instances.
Working with the Database Manager requires a thorough knowledge of the administration of database instances, gathered through experience.
The installation of the Web DBM is described in the Web Tools Installation Guide. For general information about the database system, see the documentation Database Administration.
The screen settings and procedures in the Web DBM largely resemble those in the Database Manager GUI. For this reason, use the Database Manager GUI documentation when you work with the Web DBM.
You can use the Database Manager GUI to monitor multiple database instances at the same time. The Web DBM only allows you to connect to one database instance at a time. However, you can still monitor multiple database instances simultaneously. To do this, open as many browser windows as you need with the Web DBM, and log on to each database instance in a different window.
The Database Manager GUI includes Wizards that guide you through the procedures for installing and registering database instances and for backups and recoveries.
If you want to install a new database instance with the Web DBM, choose New Database on the logon screen. You do not need to register the database instances with the Web DBM, since the Web DBM only refers to a single database instance.
If you want to back up or recover a database instance, choose the appropriate function, and a Backup Wizard or Recovery Wizard guides you through the procedure, without opening a new window.
Unlike the Database Manager GUI, you may experience timeouts when you work with the Web DBM. A timeout breaks the connection to the database instance, in which case you need to log on again.