# How Do I: Administer the Default Pointbase Database?

You can administer the default database installed with WebLogic Server (PointBase) using the PointBase administrative console, or any third party database visualization and management tool that can connect via JDBC.

To Launch PointBase Console from the Windows Start Menu

1. Ensure that WebLogic Server is running. You will not be able to use Pointbase unless WebLogic Server is running.
2. From the Start menu, choose Programs-->BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1-->Examples-->WebLogic Workshop-->PointBase Console.
3. When the console starts, it prompts you to enter connection parameters to properly connect to the database. Enter the following connection information, which is also what you will need if you use a third-party product to access the PointBase database:
   - Driver: com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver
   - URL: jdbc:pointbase:server://localhost:9093/workshop
   - User: weblogic
   - Password: weblogic

To Launch PointBase Console from the Command Line

Run the following command as all one line and follows step 3 above. Notice that the placeholder WL_HOME appears twice in the command, where WL_HOME stands for the root directory of your WebLogic Platform installation (for example, c:\bea\weblogic81).

java -cp WL_HOME\common\eval\pointbase\lib\pbclient44.jar;WL_HOME\common\eval\pointbase\lib\pbtools44.jar com.pointbase.tools.toolsConsole com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver

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