Running the db_check_space_utility

This procedure describes how to run the db_check_space utility, which provides information for Control-M/EM databases that use Sybase and Oracle database servers.

To run the utility:

1. Do one of the following:
   1. Log on to a Control-M for Databases account (UNIX)
   2. Open a command prompt window (Windows) where Control-M/EM is installed.
   3. For Windows client installations, open a command prompt window and navigate to the <EM Home>\Default\bin directory.
2. Do one of the following:
   • When prompted by the utility interactively:
     • For Sybase, specify the database owner, any database user, or the Sybase Adaptive server administrator as the user name.
     • Specify the Oracle administrator as the user name.
     • Enter the following command to specify the appropriate Control-M/EM UNIX user account and password using the -U and -P parameters in the command line:

       db_check_space [ -U <userName> [ -P <password> ] ]

For the Workload Automation parameter name, see Parameter name cross references. For more details on the db_check_space utility, see: db_check_space utility parameters and db_check_space utility example.