Database parameters

The following table lists the startup parameters that you can set from the HPE Service Manager server's operating system command prompt or from the Service Manager initialization file (sm.ini).

These parameters determine how the Service Manager server manages the RDBMS database systems.

Startup parameter Brief description
Startup parameter: allowunsupporteddbversion Specifies whether the unsupported versions of the Oracle database are allowed when Service Manager connects to the database server
SQL parameters:[db2universal] Creates a section header in the initialization file for information about an IBM DB2 Universal database.
SQL parameters: [db2universal_replicate] Creates a section header in the initialization file for information about a replicated IBM DB2 Universal database.
Parameter: dbcachequery Creates a cache for a comma separated list of table names.
generateIndexDDL Generates the DDL of indexes and constraints for your database in a DDL file: <Server installation directory>/RUN/ddls/index.ddl.
SQL parameters: [oracle] Creates a section header in the initialization file for connection parameters to an Oracle database
SQL parameters: [oracle_replicate] Creates a section header in the initialization file for connection parameters to a replicated Oracle database
SQL parameters:[sqlserver] Creates a section header in the initialization file for connection parameters to a Microsoft SQL Server database
SQL parameters: [sqlserver_replicate] Creates a section header in the initialization file for connection parameters to a replicated Microsoft SQL Server database
SQL parameters: sqladhoccachesize Limits the memory consumption of the ad hoc SQL cache
SQL parameters: sqlautosort Causes the Service Manager server to automatically sort query results based on any keys within the query
SQL parameters: sqlbatchcount Defines the number of records the Service Manager server retrieves from the RDBMS during a single select call
SQL parameters: sqldb Defines the host name of the RDBMS to which you want the Service Manager server to connect
Parameter: sqlddldirectory Defines the path where the Service Manager server saves DDL files
Parameter: sqlddllogging Enables creation of DDL files when database dictionary records change
SQL parameters: sqldebug Enables the Service Manager server to write information about RDBMS connections to the sm.log file
SQL parameters: sqldictionary Defines the name of the RDBMS where the Service Manager database dictionary resides
SQL parameters: sqldictkey Defines the primary key of the RDBMS column where the Service Manager database dictionary resides
SQL parameters: sqldictrecord Defines the name of the RDBMS column where a valid Service Manager database dictionary record resides
SQL parameters: sqldicttable Defines the name of the RDBMS table where the Service Manager database dictionary resides
SQL parameters: sqldirect Determines how the Service Manager server formats direct SQL commands to an RDBMS using the SQLexecute RAD function
SQL parameters: sqldisconnect Determines when the Service Manager server disconnects from the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqlfetchrows Determines the number of rows Service Manager retrieves during one connection to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqlfetchs Determines the number of primary keys that Service Manager retrieves during one connection to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqljoinsok Specifies a comma-delimited list of tables for which outer joins are allowed
SQL parameters: sqllibrary Defines the file name of library containing your RDBMS drivers
SQL parameters: sqllimit Defines the time limit for requests to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqllockretry Defines the maximum number of retries the Service Manager server makes attempting to lock a system resource
SQL parameters: sqllockwait Defines the time in seconds that the Service Manager server waits between attempts to lock a system resource
SQL parameters: sqllogin Defines the user name and password that Service Manager uses to authenticate connections to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqlloginretry Defines the maximum number of times that the Service Manager server retries to authenticate a connection to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqlloginwait Defines the time in seconds that the Service Manager server waits to connect to the RDBMS
SQL parameters: sqlnullclause Allows to use nulls first clause in SQL statements.
SQL parameters: sqlouterjoins Provides options on how two tables are joined together when being queried
SQL parameters: sqlreuseablesql Enables the RDBMS to cache query results for use later on DB2/Universal and Oracle databases

SQL parameter: sqlstats

Logs statistics from an Oracle database in the sm.log file
SQL parameters: sqltextdateformat Defines the format that the Service Manager server uses to write out dates to strings
SQL parameters: sqltz Defines the time zone that the Service Manager server uses to display date and time information
Parameter: sql_oracle_binary_ci Enables the legacy connector to communicate with a case-insensitive Oracle database
Parameter: sqlupper Converts new tables in a case-sensitive Oracle database to use UPPER indexes and enables a case-insensitive search behavior in the case-sensitive Oracle database
Parameter: system_addconstraint Adds a Not Null constraint to the first unique key or converts the unique key to a primary key for the specified database tables, depending on usage
Parameter: system_createupperindex Converts specified tables in an Oracle database to use UPPER indexes
Startup parameter: unlockdatabase Allows you to clean up the database lock record, and then start the Service Manager system on a backup server in a vertical scaled implementation.
Parameter: util Starts the Service Manager Database Maintenance utility
Parameter: wildcardcharacters Defines the wildcard characters that you want the Service Manager server to use during searches