Enter the following command on the command line:
java -jar <installation_path>\runtime\jar\sapdbc.jar -d <database_name> -u <database_user_name>,<database_user_password> [-n <database_computer>]
You can display the installation path using the dbm_getpath DBM command:
dbmcli dbm_getpath InstallationPath
For more information, see Database Manager CLI, dbm_getpath.
You can also enter further connection options or test if an SQL statement or a DBM command can be executed (limited reply memory):
java -jar <installation_path>\runtime\jar\sapdbc.jar -d <database_name> -u <database_user_name>,<database_user_password> [-n <database_computer>] [-o <connection_option>] [-c <sql_statement> | -a <dbm_command>]
If the system can establish a connection to the database:
| connect test |
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| successfully connected |
If the system cannot establish a connection to the database:
<error_message>