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title: "How to: Check the size of your IBM Controller database"
description: "There are two ways to check the size of a Cognos Controller database:  ### **Using SQL Server Management Studio**  1. Open SQL Server Management Studio.  2. Expand the server instance that contains the Controller database. ![](https://www.aramar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-114131-300x283.png) 3. Expand the Databases…"
url: "https://www.aramar.co.uk/knowledge-share/ibm-controller/how-to-check-the-size-of-your-ibm-cognos-controller-database/"
updated: "2026-01-19"
category: IBM Controller
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# How to: Check the size of your IBM Controller database

There are two ways to check the size of a Cognos Controller database: 

### **Using SQL Server Management Studio** 

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio. 

2. Expand the server instance that contains the Controller database.

![](https://www.aramar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-114131-300x283.png)

3. Expand the Databases folder

![](https://www.aramar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-114149-211x300.png)

4. Right mouse click the Controller database and select Properties.

![](https://www.aramar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-114206-244x300.png)

5. In the General tab, the Size field displays the size of the database in megabytes (MB). 

 **![](https://www.aramar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-05-114709-300x150.png)**

 

### **Using the Cognos Controller Administration Console**

1. Open the Controller Administration Console.

2. In the Navigation pane, expand Databases.

3. Right-click the Controller database and select Properties.

4. In the General tab, the Size field displays the size of the database in megabytes (MB). 

Note: The size of the Controller database may vary depending on the amount of data that has been stored in the database.