IBConsole: The InterBase Interface
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InterBase provides an intuitive graphical user interface, called IBConsole, with which you can perform every task necessary to configure and maintain an InterBase server, to create and administer databases on the server, and to execute interactive SQL (isql). IBConsole enables you to:
- Manage server security
- Back up and restore a database
- Monitor database performance
- View server statistics
- Perform database maintenance, including:
- Validating the integrity of a database
- Sweeping a database
- Recovering transactions that are “in limbo”
IBConsole runs on Windows, but can manage databases on any server on the local network.
Starting IBConsole
To start IBConsole, choose Start | Programs | Embarcadero InterBase XE7| IBConsole. The IBConsole window opens.
The IBConsole dialog contains these elements:
- Menu bar Commands for performing database administration tasks.
- Tool bar Shortcut buttons for menu commands.
- Tree pane Displays a hierarchy of registered servers and databases.
- Work pane Displays specific information or allows you to perform activities, depending on what item is currently selected in the Tree pane.
- Status bar Shows the current server, user login, and selected database.
IBConsole Topics
- IBConsole Menus
- Tree Pane
- Work Pane
- Standard Text Display Window
- Switching Between IBConsole Windows
- Managing Custom Tools in IBConsole
- Monitoring Database Performance