Installing server components

At the end of the installation, you can verify the product installation. You may need to perform additional configuration procedures before you can use some products.

Note As part of the installation, the Installer sets most of the environment variables in %SYBASE%\ASE150.bat. If you need to run any Sybase Application from command prompt you must execute this file first.

To install server components:

1Stop and shut down all programs before running the installer.

2Insert the CD into the CD drive, or download and extract the Adaptive Server install image from the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC).

Launch the Adaptive Server Installer.

Enter:

mount -F cdfs -o ro,rr <CDROM device> /cdrom

Insert the CD into the CD drive. The Installer should start automatically.

If it does not, start the setup program manually by selecting Start Run.

Browse to setup.exe.

3The Welcome screen displays. Click Next.

4When the license selection window displays, select the most appropriate location from the drop-down list, read the license terms, and then click “I agree...” to proceed. Click Next.

Not every country is listed in the drop-down list. If the country you are located in is not listed, select the most appropriate area.

5The Install directory window allows you to select a directory for the installation by clicking Browse. Click Next to accept the default of:

c:\sybase

You can also enter a directory for installation.

6If user has Sybase Central previously installed to a directory other than the one specified in step 5 the following pop-up dialogue will be shown:

The install program detected a previously installed copy of Sybase Central 4.3 in the following directory. It is recommended that the Sybase Central updates and Adaptive Server plugins be installed in this location rather than. Do you want to continue

28	Adaptive Server Enterprise

15.0.2 specifications

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Sybase 15.0.2 manual Installing server components

Models: 15.0.2