If on the monitored database the Database Manager configuration parameter  Database manager  authentication  is set to  SERVER , then select Clear text password for the JDBC security field. For  more information, see the Server Authentication Reference, found at: https://ibm.biz/BdrUK7 Perform a test connection to make sure that the provided credentials are correct. If the test connection is  successful, save it by clicking OK. The user sees a tile on the home page for each monitored database with three metrics by default. You  can add more metrics as wanted. Figure 3 shows an option to choose from the drop-down menu, which is displayed on the home page tile. IBM Data Server Manager has smart alerts to keep you updated about what is occurring on the database.  The alerts are counted in the red box, and if you click it, it displays all the alerts.  Performance analysis Figure 3. Parameters display options on tile 3 IBM Data Server Manager Overview and Performance Analysis