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### Managing Database Servers

To manage a database server:

1. Go to Home > Database Servers (in the Server group).
2. Click the icon corresponding to the database server you need. A Web interface of a database management tool will open in a separate browser window.

To change the database server administrator's password:

1. Go to Home > Database Servers (in the Server group).
2. Click the host name of a database server.
3. Click Change Password.
4. Type the new password and click OK.

To unregister a database server from Parallels Plesk Panel:

1. Go to Home > Database Servers (in the Server group).
2. Select the check box to the right of the database server's host name.
3. Click Remove.
4. Confirm the operation and click OK.

To unregister a database server that has databases or is assigned as default for hosting customers' databases from Parallels Plesk Panel:

1. Delete databases from the database server:
   1. Go to Home > Database Servers (in the Server group).
   2. Click the host name of a database server that you wish to unregister from Parallels Plesk Panel.
   3. Select the check box in the upper left corner of the list to select all databases.
   4. Click Remove.
   5. Confirm removal and click OK.
2. Make another database server default:
   1. Click the Database servers shortcut in the path bar at the top of the screen.
   2. Click the host name of a database server that you wish to make default. This should be the same database server type (MySQL or MS SQL) as the one you are going to delete.
   3. Click Preferences and Select the Use this server as default for MySQL check box. If you have a MS SQL database server, select the Use this server as default for MS SQL check box.
   4. Click OK.
3. Return to the list of database servers (Home > Database Servers).
4. Select a check box corresponding to the database server that you no longer need.
5. Click Remove.
6. Confirm the operation and click OK.

Important: You cannot remove Web applications' databases this way. To remove them, you should first remove the respective Web applications from the domains that use them.

For instructions on managing databases, refer to the Deploying Databases section of this guide.