Connecting to a database

After you install a DataBlade module, you register it in each database in which you want to use it. To register a DataBlade module, you must first connect to that database.

See the HCL Informix® Administrator's Guide for information about the connect and resource permissions you need to connect to the database.

Tip: You can be sure you have the right permissions if you run BladeManager as the default user for the database server. You can tell you are the default user if you are not prompted for a user name and password when you attempt to connect to the database. You can use the Setnet32 utility to specify the user name and password you want to be the default for a particular database server. Make sure you restart BladeManager whenever you change settings in Setnet32.

To connect to a database:

To see a list of available database servers, in the Databases list box on the Databases page, click the expander button next to the network and database server icons.
Click the name of the database to which you want to connect.
If the User Login dialog box appears, type a user name and password that have the required permissions for the database.
Click OK.

After you connect, BladeManager displays the registered and available DataBlade modules for that database.

The first time BladeManager connects to a database, BladeManager prepares the installed DataBlade modules for registration and generates a log file. During the preparation, BladeManager gathers the DataBlade module information that appears on the BladeManager pages. If the preparation of a DataBlade module fails, the DataBlade module does not appear in the Available list box. Check the log file for information about preparation failures (see Viewing log files) and see Troubleshooting registration problems, for possible solutions.