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user-defined message 107 utilities

slloc 91

V

vmstat command
HP-UX 43
IBM RS/6000	44
Sun Solaris	44

W

Windows Sockets default socket 47, 48

X

XP Server
default configuration	48
XP Server, starting 17
xp_cmdshell command	17

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Contents

15.0 Adaptive Server Enterprise Document ID DC35823-01-1500-04 Contents Adaptive Server Default Configuration Configuring new servers with srvbuildConfiguring the Operating System Configuring the server for multiple network handlers ContentsStarting Adaptive Server Enterprise as IPv6-aware Conversions between server and client 109 105Adding Optional Functionality to Adaptive Server 113 125 Media devices About This BookThis manual contains the following chapters Introduction is an overview of Adaptive Server Related documents Viii About This Book Adaptive Server Enterprise Other sources of information Finding the latest information on component certifications Xii Role to your MySybase profile Formatted using modified Backus Naur Form BNF notationProduct description to download the software Following sections describe conventions used in this manual Xiv For a command with more options Examples of output from the computer appear as follows Accessibility featuresSelect, and select are the same Information about these and other terms, see the Glossary If you need help Xvi Topic IntroductionAbout Adaptive Server System-specific issues System-specific issues Introduction System user rolesEnvironment variables Sybase Environment variables Master device Adaptive Server devices and system databases Sysprocsdev device Sybsystemdb deviceOptional devices and databases Adaptive Server devices and system databases Introduction Dsync option on by default for database device files Minimum Device Purpose Size Recommended size Adaptive Server database devices Choosing a raw partition Client/server communication Changing Adaptive Server configuration Changing Adaptive Server configuration Languages other than U.S. English Adaptive Server specifications Table specifications Adaptive Server specifications Maximum DOL table Number Column size Limits Columns 16K Data row and data page tablesDatabase requirements for varying page sizes Databases 16K Tables 16K Databases 16KData limits for tables according to page size Requirements for starting servers A P T E R 2 Starting and Stopping ServersOverview Starting servers Default start-up parameters are stored underServer start-up parameters Starting servers Starting and Stopping Servers Changing start-up parameters Using the startserver command Starting servers when the operating system restartsUsing the monserver and backupserver commands Starting servers when the operating system restarts For IBM RS/6000 For HP-UX For Sun Solaris and Linux So on. If your script is named sybstart, type the following ReturnsIf your script is named sybstart, type the following Starting XP Server after initial installation Starting XP Server after initial installationWhere servername is the name of the Adaptive Server Stopping servers Enter Stopping Backup Server Stopping servers Using the kill commandStopping Monitor Server UID PID Ppid Stime TTY Time Comd Shutdown and shared memory files Stopping servers Setting environment variables Configuring the Operating System Variable Sample value Function Configuring new servers with srvbuildSystem environment variables Configuring the Operating System Configuring new servers with srvbuild Using the stty setting File descriptors and user connections Restoring correct permissionsFor AIX Restoring correct permissions For Sun Solaris For LinuxDisplaying current soft and hard limits Increasing the soft limit File descriptors and user connections Setting up the sample program to increase the hard limitIncreasing the hard limit Maxconnections Sample program Enabling asynchronous disk I/O Enabling asynchronous disk I/OThis step is mandatory for HP users HP technical support Select asyncdsk and change the next boot to static To launch the Kernel Configuration use kcweb -FIssue the command Owner of the /dev/async directory Select Change/Show Characteristics of Asynchronous I/O Enable asynchronous disk I/OThis step is mandatory for IBM users Management Interface Tool Smit To display the current timeout value, enter Adjusting the client connection timeout periodTo display the current timeout period, enter To display the timeout value, enter Checking for hardware errorsChecking for hardware errors Monitoring the use of operating system resources For Sun Solaris and Linux Sample C shell maintenance script Sample C shell maintenance script Default settings Adaptive Server Default ConfigurationDefaults for Adaptive Server parameter settings Default value Server Default value Default settingsDefaults for Backup, Monitor, and XP Servers A P T E R 5 Setting Up Communications Across the Network Type Interfaces file Task or topic See Where to find interfaces file tasks and topics Setting Up Communications Across the Network How a client uses directory servicesCreating a directory services entry Supported directory drivers Contents of an interfaces file Heterogeneous and homogeneous environments Chico Heterogeneous and homogeneous environments Understanding the format of the interfaces file Understanding the format of the interfaces file Components of an interfaces file entryTCP style entry looks like Components of an interfaces file Setting Up Communications Across the Network Using a text editor to create a master interfaces file Using dsedit or dscp to create a master interfaces fileUsing a text editor Creating a master interfaces file Configuring the server for multiple network handlers Configuring interfaces files for multiple networks Configuring interfaces files for multiple networks Configuring the client connections Using one network-independent Dsquery name Configuring for query port backup Adaptive Server supports IPv6 technology IPv6 supportUnderstanding IPv6 IPv6 support IPv6 infrastructureIPv6 support Starting Adaptive Server Enterprise as IPv6-aware Server fails to start TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Investigating the port assignment Error when executing an ESP Information on how to bring XP Server up Overview Ldap directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file Ldap directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file For a list of attributes Interfaces file versus Ldap directory servicesLists the Sybase Ldap directory entries Sybase Ldap directory definitions Libtcl*.cfg file on Libtcl*.cfg file Where the ldapurl is defined as Enabling Ldap directory servicesEnabling Ldap directory services For example Ldapurl variables Keyword Description Default Adding a server entry to the directory service using dsedit Adding a server to the directory servicesAdding a server to the directory services Multiple directory services Encrypting the password Encrypting the passwordReplace the password with the encrypted string Performance Migrating from the interfaces file to Ldap Migrating from the interfaces file to Ldap Overview of localization support Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server Overview of localization support Language modules Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server Default character sets for servers Supported character sets Changing the default character set for servers Lists the simplified Chinese character set Lists the Baltic character setArabic character sets Character set Unilib required Description Lists the Cyrillic character set Lists the traditional Chinese character setLists the Eastern European character set Lists the Greek character set Lists the Japanese character set Lists the Hebrew character set10 lists the Korean character set 11 lists the Thai character set 15 lists the Western European character set 13 lists the Unicode character set14 lists the Vietnamese character set Conversions between server and client Character set conversion Sort orders Sort ordersAvailable sort orders Your character set definition files At a later time using the sqlloc utilitySrt file for your language. Sort orders are stored 16 Sort orders available in Adaptive Server For utf8, see , Configuring Character Sets, Sort Orders, Message languages Installing a new language moduleLanguage modules Localization LocalizationLocalization directories About the locales.dat file About the directoryAbout the charsets directory How client applications use locales.dat Editing the locales.dat file Changing the localization configuration Adaptive Server localization Changing the localization configuration Configuring Adaptive Server for other character sets Backup Server localization 100 Sort orders17 Available sort orders Language or script Sort orders File name 18 lists the supported character sets and their Sybase name Character sets101 18 Sybase character set names 102 Charset utility Keywords Options Description 10319 Keywords and options for charsets 104 Adaptive Server error logging Logging Error Messages and Events Enabling and disabling error logging Setting error log pathsSetting the Adaptive Server error log path Setting error log paths Managing messages Logging Error Messages and EventsLogging user-defined messages 107 108 Logging auditing eventsManaging messages Device requirements Managing Adaptive Server DatabasesManaging database devices 110 Creating files for database devicesManaging database devices 111 Managing Adaptive Server Databases 112 Audit system devices and databases Adding auditing 114 Overview of audit installationAdding auditing Installing auditing Pre-installation tasks for auditing devicesAdding Optional Functionality to Adaptive Server Auditinit displays the following menu Creating a device for an audit table 116 117 Creating a device for the audit database transaction log 118 119 Enter y yes Press Ctrl+A again. auditinit prompts withEnter the number of the device to delete Press return Spsyntax installation scripts Installing online help for Transact-SQL syntaxOnline syntax help spsyntax 121 Installing sybsyntax Default device for the sybsyntax databaseInstalling online help for Transact-SQL syntax 122 123 124 Index Symbols 126 Index 127 HP-UX 128 Ldap 129 130 Smit 131 132 133 134