Registering with the BladeManager command-line interface

To use a DataBlade module in a database, you must first register the DataBlade module in the database. Registration is the process of executing the SQL statements that create the DataBlade module database objects and identify the DataBlade module shared object file or dynamic link library to the database server. You use BladeManager to register DataBlade modules.

Before you can use BladeManager, you must complete the tasks listed in Preparing to use the BladeManager command-line interface.

These topics describe how to use the BladeManager command-line interface for DataBlade module registration on UNIX and Windows. You can also call the SYSBldPrepare( ) function to register DataBlade modules on UNIX and Windows, or use the graphic interface of BladeManager to register DataBlade modules on Windows. For details of DataBlade module registration by using SQL function calls, see Registering with the SYSBldPrepare( ) function. For details of DataBlade module registration on Windows using the graphic interface of BladeManager, see Registering with the BladeManager graphical user interface.

The BladeManager command-line interface provides commands to perform tasks.