diff --git a/heat/common/config.py b/heat/common/config.py
index 6d33d056ea..9987f1268f 100644
--- a/heat/common/config.py
+++ b/heat/common/config.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class HeatEngineConfigOpts(cfg.CommonConfigOpts):
                help='port for os volume api to listen'),
     ]
     db_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('db_backend', default='heat.db.anydbm.api', help='The backend to use for db'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('db_backend', default='heat.db.sqlalchemy.api', help='The backend to use for db'),
     cfg.StrOpt('sql_connection',
                default='mysql://heat:heat@localhost/heat',
                help='The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the '
diff --git a/heat/db/anydbm/__init__.py b/heat/db/anydbm/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/heat/db/anydbm/api.py b/heat/db/anydbm/api.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 93b5173ebf..0000000000
--- a/heat/db/anydbm/api.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import anydbm
-import json
-
-class Dummy:
-    id = 0
-
-def raw_template_get(context, template_id):
-    return 'test return value'
-
-def raw_template_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def raw_template_create(context, values):
-    pass
-
-def parsed_template_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def parsed_template_create(context, values):
-    pass
-
-def state_get(context, state_id):
-    pass
-
-def state_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def state_create(context, values):
-    pass
-
-def resource_get(context, resource_id):
-    pass
-
-def resource_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def resource_create(context, values):
-    pass
-
-def stack_get(context, stack_id):
-    pass
-
-def stack_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def stack_create(context, values):
-    return Dummy()
-
-def event_get(context, event_id):
-    pass
-
-def event_get_all(context):
-    pass
-
-def event_get_all_by_stack(context, stack_id):
-    events = {'events': []}
-    try:
-        d = anydbm.open('/var/lib/heat/%s.events.db' % stack_id, 'r')
-    except:
-        return events
-
-    for k, v in d.iteritems():
-        if k != 'lastid':
-            events['events'].append(json.loads(v))
-
-    d.close()
-    return events
-
-def event_create(context, event):
-    '''
-    EventId	The unique ID of this event.
-    Timestamp	Time the status was updated.
-    '''
-    name = event['stack_name']
-    d = anydbm.open('/var/lib/heat/%s.events.db' % name, 'c')
-    if d.has_key('lastid'):
-        newid = int(d['lastid']) + 1
-    else:
-        newid = 1
-    event['event_id'] = '%d' % newid
-    d['lastid'] = event['event_id']
-    d[event['event_id']] = json.dumps(event)
-
-    d.close()
diff --git a/heat/engine/manager.py b/heat/engine/manager.py
index 7ad2da23c1..8fa6c630af 100644
--- a/heat/engine/manager.py
+++ b/heat/engine/manager.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class EngineManager(manager.Manager):
         stack = parser.Stack(stack_name, template, params)
         rt = {}
         rt['template'] = template
+        rt['stack_name'] = stack_name
         new_rt = db_api.raw_template_create(None, rt)
         s = {}
         s['name'] = stack_name 
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources.py b/heat/engine/resources.py
index 69a676404b..f182eaa701 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources.py
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ class Instance(Resource):
             rs['nova_instance'] = self.instance_id
             rs['stack_id'] = self.stack.id
             rs['name'] = self.name
+            rs['stack_name'] = self.stack.name
             new_rs = db_api.resource_create(None, rs)
             self.id = new_rs.id
             # just record the first ipaddress