Sybase 12.4.2 manual Starting and stopping databases

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Starting and stopping databases

Examples of commands that do not stop a server cleanly include:

Stopping the process in the Windows NT Task Manager Processes window.

Using a UNIX kill command.

Starting and stopping databases

You can start databases when you start the server, or after the server is running. To start a database when you start the server, see “Starting the database server” on page 21 for details.

A database server can have more than one database in use at a time. However, it is more common to run one database per server, especially in a production environment.

Starting a database on There are several ways to start a database on a running server. a running server

To start a database from DBISQL or Embedded SQL, use the START DATABASE statement. For a description, see the chapter “SQL Statements” in the Adaptive Server IQ Reference Manual.

To start and connect to a database from DBISQL or Sybase Central, use a data source that specifies the database file. See “Working with ODBC data sources”.

To start and connect to a database when you start DBISQL from a system command prompt, include the parameter “DBF=db-filein the connection parameters. See “Connecting to a database from DBISQL”.

To start a database from Sybase Central, see Chapter 4, “Managing Databases with Sybase Central” in Introduction to Adaptive Server IQ

To start an embedded database, while connected to a server, connect to a database using a DBF parameter. This parameter specifies a database file for a new connection. The database file is loaded onto the current server.

Page size limitations The server holds database information in memory using pages of a fixed size. Once a server has been started, you cannot load a database that has a larger Catalog page size or IQ page size than the server. For this reason, you should always set the Catalog page size to its maximum value, 4096 bytes, with the -gpswitch.

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Sybase 12.4.2 manual Starting and stopping databases