Adding a Server
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You can access the Add Server Wizard in IBConsole by one of the following methods:
- Choose Server|Add or click the Add a New InterBase server toolbar button.
- Double-click InterBase Servers in the Tree pane.
- Right-click InterBase Servers and choose Add from the context menu.
When you add a server and there is no local server yet added, the following dialog appears:
If a local server already exists, the Remote Server Setup dialog opens. For more information, see: To add a local server and To add a remote server.
To add a local server:
- 1. Once you have clicked Server|Add, click Next in the Welcome dialog to advance to the Local Server Setup panel.
- 2. Select a server instance from the drop down list.
- 3. Click Next and Specify Credentials opens.
- 4. You can choose to just add the server (without logging in) or you can choose to add and connect to the server simultaneously.
- If you want to just add the server you can ignore the Login Information and click Next.
- If you want to add and connect to the server simultaneously, enter a username and password in the corresponding text fields and click Next.
- Note: The usernames and passwords must be the InterBase usernames and passwords stored in the InterBase security database (admin.ib by default) on the server.
- 5. Click Next to advance to the Finish Wizard. Here you have the option to enter a description name for the server.
- 6. Click Finish and once a server is added, IBConsole displays it in the Tree pane.
To add a remote server:
- 1. Choose Server > Add or click the Add a New InterBase server toolbar button and the Remote Server Setup dialog appears.
- 2. Browse the name of the server.
- 3. Specify the instance name (the default is gds_db)
- The InterBase server name is the name of the database server machine. There is not a specific name for the InterBase server process itself. For example, if the server is running on the NT server “venus”, you enter this name in the Server Name text field.
- 4. Enter an alias name in the Optional: Specify an Aliasname text field.
- 5. The network protocol you select can be TCP/IP on any platform. On Windows, it can also be NetBEUI or local. Protocols are valid only when they are supported by both the client and the server.
- 6. Click Next and Specify Credentials opens.
- 7. You can choose to just add the server (without logging in) or you can choose to add and connect to the server simultaneously.
- If you want to just add the server you can ignore the Login Information and click Next.
- If you want to add and connect to the server simultaneously, enter a username and password in the corresponding text fields and click Next.
- Note: The usernames and passwords must be the InterBase usernames and passwords stored in the InterBase security database (admin.ib by default) on the server.
- 8. Click Next to the Finish Wizard dialog. Here you have the option to enter a description name for the server.
- 9. Click Finish and once a server is added, IBConsole displays it in the Tree pane.