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Background documentation Installation and Registration Management Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

Information on the versions of the database software and the generated database instances is managed in Registration Management.

A series of DBM commands is provided for maintaining the installations(s) of the database software and for registering and deleting database instances. Many of these commands, however, do not need to be called explicitly during normal database operation. Instead, they are called by installation programs belonging to the database software or by the database application.

Overview of DBM Commands for Installation and Registration Management

Action

Syntax

Activating a New Database Instance

db_activate

Updating the Registration of a Database Instance

db_reg

Changing the Software Version of the Current Database Instance

db_reg -R

Creating the HOTELDB Database Instance

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Creating a Database Instance

db_create

Displaying the Database Kernel Variant

db_speed

Displaying the Version Information

dbm_version

Displaying the Version-Independent Directories

dbm_getpath

Creating a List of All Registered Database Instances

db_enum

Displaying a List of All Registered Versions of the Database Software

inst_enum

Deleting the Current Database Instance

db_drop

Deleting the Registration of a Version of the Database Software

inst_unreg

Registering a Version of the Database Software

inst_reg

 

Prerequisites

Note the server authorizations required for the respective DBM commands.

 

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