Defining connections to CDB servers
You define connections to CDB servers by adding or modifying CDB Server Profiles. Use the following procedure to define the CDBs that Cost Analyzer will access to gather data.
To define a connection by adding or modifying a CDB Server profile
- From the Cost Analyzer console, click Administration Tools.The Administration Tools dialog is displayed.
Click Manage CDB Server Profiles.The Manage CDB Server Profiles dialog is displayed:

Perform one of the following actions:
- To add a new profile, click the Add button.
- To modify an existing CDB Server profile, select the icon of the profile you want to modify from the list, and then click the Modify button.
The Add/Modify CDB Server Profile dialog is displayed:

Complete each field based on the following table:
Table: Add CDB Server Profile fields
Field
Description
Profile Name
Name for the profile
Profile Description
(optional) Brief description for the profile
Server Hostname or IP-Address
Host name or IP address of the BMC CDB Services server
If BMC CDB Services is installed on the same machine, you can specify localhost.
Port
Port number of the BMC CDB Services server
The default port number is 80.
Virtual Directory
Virtual directory where BMC CDB Services is installed
The default directory is BMCCDB.
Username
(optional) User name to be used when accessing a secure IIS server where BMC CDB Services is installed
Password
(optional) Password to be used when accessing a secure IIS server where BMC CDB Services is installed
- Click Test Connection.Cost Analyzer tests the connection and displays the status in the Connection Status field.
- When the test is finished, perform one of the following actions:
- Click Add Profile to add the profile.
- Click Modify Profile to modify the profile.
To remove a CDB Server profile
- From the list of available CDB Server profiles, select the CDB Server profile you want to remove.
- Click the Remove button.Cost Analyzer removes the CDB Server profile.
- Click Save Changes to commit the changes to the application server.