The Enterprise Manager DB Control Console is a Java application that runs on anOracle Container for Java(OC4J), it requires a repository stored on the managed database whose owner is the SYSMAN user. In the DB Control Console mode you can configure only one console per database; Enterprise Manager Console can be shared only in the Grid Console.

The console can be accessed either in http or in https mode, depending on the version and on the access configuration the DBA has defined. It should be pointed out that starting with version 10.2.0.4.0 Oracle no longer allows the console to be in open mode, and after applying the patchset, the upgrade process secures the console. For each console a different port is assigned and a different set of configuration files is created. The Java application accesses the SYSMAN repository through JDBC.