connect

Specifies the credentials to administer a global service management environment. Credentials must be specified to perform certain operations using GDSCTL.

Syntax

connect [user_name[/password]]@connect_identifier

Options

Table 2-36 GDSCTL connect Options

Syntax	Description
connect_identifier	Specify an Oracle Net connect descriptor or a net service name that maps to a connect descriptor (for example, a list of global service managers).
password	Specify the password for the specified user. If you do not specify a password, then you are prompted to enter a password. The password is obscured when entered.
user_name	Specify the name of the user to connect as. The user that you specify must have either the Global Data Services administrator or the pool administrator role. If you specify no user name, then you are prompted for a user name.

Usage Notes

You must connect to the catalog database as a user with either the Global Data Services administrator or the pool administrator privileges, depending on which command you want to run after you connect

WARNING:

Specifying a password as a connect command option is a security risk. You can avoid this risk by omitting the password, and entering it only when the system prompts for it.

Examples

Connect as the gsmadmin user to the private cloud:

GDSCTL> connect gsmadmin@mycloud
Enter password: 

Connect using a connect descriptor, without specifying a user name and password:

GDSCTL> connect (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myhost)(PORT=1521)))
Enter username: