Managing Database Landscapes

Context

In Database Studio, database landscapes are used for organizing multiple database computers (servers) for easier access and administration.

Figure 1: Database Landscape

Creating New Database Landscapes
1. In the explorer tree, go to the top level using the button.
2. In the context menu of Local, choose New Landscape .
3. Enter a landscape name.
4. Add database computers and databases to the landscape.
  
  More information: Showing or Hiding Databases
Importing Database Landscapes from Database Manager GUI

Start Database Studio from the command line using the -ldf <landscape_definition_file> call option.

More information: Starting Database Studio
Exporting and Importing Database Landscapes
1. Choose the landscape node you wish to export.
2. Expand all relevant server nodes so that you can see all databases of the choosen landscape.
3. Use in the context menu the function Export Landscape-XML. You export the landscape with all databases visible in an xml-structured file.
4. Use in the context menu the function Import Landscape-XML to import a landscape from an xml-structured file.