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Change the display name for a database instance in DPA

This article describes how to change the display name for a database instance in DPA.

First published date

10/11/2018 12:29 PM

Last published date

10/11/2018 12:29 PM

Overview

This article describes how to change the display name for a database instance in DPA.

Product section

Database Performance Analyzer

Resolution

Default display names

Oracle: DBname_server
SQL Server: server_name + '\' + instance_name (or just server_name if using a default instance)
Sybase: server_name:port
DB2: server_name:port\DBname
MySQL: serverName:port

Change the display name in DPA

Click Options > Update Connection Info.
Select the database Instance, and click Next.
Edit the Display Name, and complete the wizard.

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