Connect to your database server

When you start BladeManager, it uses default values for your user name, password, and database server unless you explicitly issue commands to change them.

On UNIX, the default user name and password are defined as your operating system login and password. The default database server is defined as the value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable. For information about setting these values, see IBM® Informix Administrator's Guide.

On Windows, the default values for user name, password, and database server are listed in the Setnet32 utility. The default database server is defined as the value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable. For information about setting these values, see Informix Client Products Installation Guide.

You can change your connection to the HCL Informix® database server as follows:

To see a list of available database servers, enter the following command:
```
show servers
```
To connect to a specified database server, enter the following command:
```
set server server_name
```
To connect as a different user, enter the following command:
```
set user user_name
```

At the password prompt, enter the password. The user name and password are not validated until you attempt to connect to a database.

Tip: To avoid possible permissions problems, run BladeManager as the default user for the database server.