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Important This documentation space contains information about the on-premises version of BMC Helix Discovery. If you are using the SaaS version of BMC Helix Discovery, see BMC Helix Discovery (SaaS).

Viewing a database

A database node in BMC Discovery represents a logical database. The BMC Discovery process automatically sets up databases. Logical databases are stored in dedicated Database nodes, allowing simple separation of databases from other database details.

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To view a database

  1. From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
  2.  In the Software & Databases section, click Databases.

  3. Select a database from the list.
    The selected database is displayed on a new page.
    database_view.png

The information fields for a typical database are described in the following table:

Field name

Details

Name

Name of this database.

Type

Type of database, for example, DB2.

Trigger Count

The number of triggers set in this database.

Software Instance

Software instance of this database node.

Maintaining Pattern

The pattern that maintains this database.

Cloud

Whether this database is hosted in a cloud

Cloud class

The cloud class in which this database is hosted. For example, Elastic Standard.

Instance

Name of the database instance.

Logical Database Type

Type of this database. For example, SQL Server Database.

Short Name

Short name of this database.

To view database details

  1. From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
  2.  In the Software & Databases section, click Database Details.

  3. Select a database from the list.
    The details of the selected database are displayed on a new page.

    database_detail_view.png

The information fields for the database details are listed in the table of the earlier section.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*

BMC Helix Discovery 24.2 (On-Premises)