Database Administration on Mainframe

This document descibes how to use Adabas Manager to perform the administration tasks necessary for Adabas Mainframe operations.


System Requirements

Please refer to the documentation of section for information about what is required to access Adabas databases on the mainframe. The Adabas databases should be found on the Software AG Directory Server (ADI). The Adabas Manager Communicator (AMC) version 2.4 or above is required by Adabas Manager to administer these Adabas mainframe databases.

Accessing Adabas Mainframe

Click on the icon Administer Adabas on z/OS on the Adabas Manager home page. A list of Adabas mainframe databases is displayed.

Click on a specific database ID to view the details of the database. Queues (Command Queues, User Queues and Hold Queues) and Session parameters are shown on the right pane. To view the list of Adabas files on this database, click on the File menu on the left Navigation bar. To see the Extents or Containers of this database, click on the Container menu below the File menu.

If the selected database is a clustered database, a list of nuclei is shown. Click on a specific nucleus to see the details.