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 Database Tools 

Several different database tools help you in your work with database instances.

The database tools are included in different software components. You can download the database tools (with the exception of the Solution Life Cycle Management (CCMS)) free of charge from the following address: http://www.mysql.com/downloads

The following table shows you which database tools are used for which tasks:

Tool

Task

Typical User

Downward-compatible

Database Analyzer (CLI)

Analyzes the performance of database instances (replaced the program XWIZARD)

Support

Database administrator

Yes

Database Manager:

Database Manager GUI

Database Manager CLI

Web DBM

Creates and manages database instances and DBM operators

Does not create and manage database users

Database administrator

Yes, 7.2 and later

Loader (CLI)

Loads and unloads data (import and export)

Database administrator

Application developer

Yes, 7.3 and later

SQL Studio:

SQL Studio (GUI)

SQLCLI

Web SQL Studio

Accessing data and the database catalog, SQL queries, creating and managing database objects and database users

Database user

SQL Studio:
Yes, 7.4.0 and later

SQLCLI:
Yes, 7.2 and later

VMAKE (CLI)

Development environment. For creating MaxDB software after modifying the source code.

Open source users who modify the MaxDB source code

No

WebDAV GUI (Web)

Indexing XML documents in the WebDAV Service and optimizing access

WebDAV administrator

Yes, 7.4.3.30 and later

XCONS (CLI)

Database console. Provides highly detailed information about the operating system resources used by the database system.

Support

Database administrator

Yes

XPU (CLI)

Updates the optimizer statistics

Support

Database administrator

Yes

XUSER (CLI)

Manages user-specific database connection data

Support

Database administrator

Application developer

Yes

For SAP systems only:

Solution Life Cycle Management:

CCMS OLTP (GUI)

CCMS SAP liveCache (GUI)

Manages MaxDB and liveCache database instances in an SAP system

SAP administrator

Yes

Explanation of the Table

Some of the tools are available in different variants:

·        GUI: Graphical user interface; all functions are available, must be installed locally, can be used on Microsoft Windows only

·        CLI: Command line; all functions available, can be used as a batch script and can be embedded in scripting languages (such as Python or Perl), can be used on all supported operating systems

·        Web: Browser interface; only the most important functions are available, installed centrally, can be used through a Web browser only, platform-independent

See also:

Programming Interfaces

 

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