Technical data

Administration Guide A-5
dbping
The dbping command-line utility tests the connection between a DBMS and your
client machine via a JDBC driver. You must complete the installation of the driver
before attempting to use this utility.
Syntax
$ java -Dbea.home=WebLogicHome utils.dbping DBMS user password DB
Argument Definition
WebLogicHome
The directory containing your WebLogic Server license
(
license.bea). For example, d:\beaHome\. Required only if
using a BEA-supplied JDBC driver.
DBMS
Choose one of the following for your JDBC driver:
WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server:
MSSQLSERVER4
WebLogic jDriver for Oracle:
ORACLE
WebLogic jDriver for Informix:
INFORMIX4
Oracle Thin Driver:
ORACLE_THIN
Sybase JConnect driver:
JCONNECT
user
Valid username for login. Use the same values you use with isql
or
sqlplus.
password
Valid password for the user. Use the same values you use with isql
or
sqlplus.