Online Documentation for SQL Manager for DB2

Connect to a database


If you want to connect to a database that has not been registered yet then perform the following operations:

  1. Launch the Register Database wizard by selecting the Database | btnRegisterDB Register Database... main menu item.
  2. If a host where the database is located has not been registered yet then select RadioButton Add new catalog entry option on the first step. Otherwise, select the RadioButton Use existing entry option.
  3. In the first case provide node registration info on the second step and User name and Password on the third step.
  4. In the second case select the database(s) you want to register and then provide the User name and Password for each database on the third step.
  5. The registered database(s) is/are now displayed in the DB Explorer. To connect to the database double-click its alias or select the btnConnectToDB Connect to Database item of the database context menu.