You can view ArcGIS Monitor database connection details and register and unregister a Monitor database from the Administration page.
View database connection details
You must be assigned the Administrator role to view Monitor database connection details. To view database connection details, complete these steps:
- Access Monitor, if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click Administration.
The Administration page appears.
- Click Database from the side of the Administration page.
The database page appears with the database's connection status and details.
Tip:
If you need to update the database connection, you must unregister the database and register a new database connection.
Unregister the Monitor database
When the Monitor database connection is unregistered, it only disconnects the database, leaving the existing ArcGIS Monitor Information Model intact. You must be assigned the Administrator role to unregister the Monitor database connection. To unregister the Monitor database connection, complete these steps:
- Access Monitor, if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click Administration.
The Administration page appears.
- Click Database from the side of the Administration page.
The database page appears with the database's connection status and details.
- Click Unregister next to Unregister Database Connection section.
A confirmation message appears.
Caution:
Unregistering a database connection cannot be undone.
- Click Unregister and Restart.
A confirmation message appears, indicating that the database has been unregistered and that Monitor is restarting. You must register a Monitor database before you can resume monitoring.
Register a Monitor database
You must be assigned the Administrator role to register a Monitor database. To register a database connection, complete these steps:
- Access ArcGIS Monitor, if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click Administration.
The Administration page appears.
- Click Database from the side of the Administration page.
The database page appears with the database's connection status and details.
- Click Register.
The Register Database dialog box appears.
Note:
If the Register button isn't available, a database has already been registered. You must unregister the database before you can register a new database.
- Provide the required connection information in the Address, Database Name, Username, and Password text boxes.
Tip:
ArcGIS Monitor includes the files to connect to PostgreSQL, so you don't need to install a database client. If PostgreSQL is installed on a machine other than where Monitor Server is installed and you cannot connect to the database, ensure that the database is configured to allow remote connections.
- Click Register and Restart.
A confirmation message appears, indicating that the database has been registered and that Monitor is restarting.