Managing IBM Databases and Connections

The Server Explorer gives you control over your IBM^® data connections while you are using the IBM Database Add-Ins. The Server Explorer caches and saves folders across sessions for each user. It also supports connection pooling and resource management. The Server Explorer opens when you open or create an IBM Database project. You can also open the Server Explorer from the View menu.

In the Server Explorer, you can:

Create and drop local databases.
Add and delete IBM data connections.
Manage multiple IBM data connections. You can rename, modify, delete, refresh, and view properties.

For information about supported IBM data servers, see Supported IBM Data Servers and System Requirements.

In this section:

Creating IBM Databases: Instructions for creating an IBM database.
Dropping IBM Databases: Instructions for dropping an IBM database.
Adding IBM Data Connections: Instructions for adding IBM data connections in the Server Explorer.
Grouping IBM Database Objects by Schema in the Server Explorer: Instructions for organizing IBM database objects in the Server Explorer by the schema to which they are assigned.
Changing the Properties of IBM Data Connections: Instructions for changing the properties of IBM data connections.
Deleting IBM Data Connections: Instructions for deleting IBM data connections in the Server Explorer.

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