Configuring the Operating System | Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04

CHAPTER 3 Configuring the Operating System

5In the Adaptive Server type screen, select the:

•Server page size

•Master device path

•Master device size

•Master database size

•Sybsystemprocs device path

•Sybsystemprocs device size

•Sybsystemprocs database size

•Error log

•Transport type

•Host name

•Port number

In the Edit Advance Adaptive Server Attributes tab, enter:

•Adaptive Server configuration file

•Sybsystemdb device path

•Sybsystemdb device size

•Sybsystemdb database size

•Share memory file directory

•Default backup server

6To configure Backup Server, in the Backup Server configuration screen, select the:

•Error log

•Tape configuration file

•Language

•Character set

•Maximum number of network connections

•Maximum number of server connections

•Transport type

•Host name

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15.0 Adaptive Server Enterprise Document ID DC35823-01-1500-04 Contents Adaptive Server Default Configuration Configuring new servers with srvbuildConfiguring the Operating System Conversions between server and client ContentsConfiguring the server for multiple network handlers Starting Adaptive Server Enterprise as IPv6-aware 125 105109 Adding Optional Functionality to Adaptive Server 113 Introduction is an overview of Adaptive Server About This BookMedia devices This manual contains the following chapters Related documents Viii About This Book Adaptive Server Enterprise Other sources of information Finding the latest information on component certifications Xii Following sections describe conventions used in this manual Formatted using modified Backus Naur Form BNF notationRole to your MySybase profile Product description to download the software Xiv For a command with more options Information about these and other terms, see the Glossary Accessibility featuresExamples of output from the computer appear as follows Select, and select are the same 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 Adaptive Server devices and system databases Sybsystemdb deviceSysprocsdev device Optional devices and 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 Databases 16K Data row and data page tablesMaximum DOL table Number Column size Limits Columns 16K Database requirements for varying page sizes 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 underStarting servers Server start-up parameters Starting and Stopping Servers Changing start-up parameters Starting servers when the operating system restarts Starting servers when the operating system restartsUsing the startserver command Using the monserver and backupserver commands 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 Stopping servers Starting XP Server after initial installationStarting XP Server after initial installation Where servername is the name of the Adaptive Server 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 Restoring correct permissions Restoring correct permissionsFile descriptors and user connections For AIX Increasing the soft limit For LinuxFor Sun Solaris Displaying current soft and hard limits File descriptors and user connections Setting up the sample program to increase the hard limitIncreasing the hard limit Maxconnections Sample program HP technical support Enabling asynchronous disk I/OEnabling asynchronous disk I/O This step is mandatory for HP users Owner of the /dev/async directory To launch the Kernel Configuration use kcweb -FSelect asyncdsk and change the next boot to static Issue the command Management Interface Tool Smit Enable asynchronous disk I/OSelect Change/Show Characteristics of Asynchronous I/O This step is mandatory for IBM users 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 value Adaptive Server Default ConfigurationDefault settings Defaults for Adaptive Server parameter settings 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 Components of an interfaces file Components of an interfaces file entryUnderstanding the format of the interfaces file TCP style entry looks like Setting Up Communications Across the Network Creating a master interfaces file Using dsedit or dscp to create a master interfaces fileUsing a text editor to create a master interfaces file Using a text editor 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 Sybase Ldap directory definitions Interfaces file versus Ldap directory servicesFor a list of attributes Lists the Sybase Ldap directory entries 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 Performance Encrypting the passwordEncrypting the password Replace the password with the encrypted string 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 Character set Unilib required Description Lists the Baltic character setLists the simplified Chinese character set Arabic character sets Lists the Greek character set Lists the traditional Chinese character setLists the Cyrillic character set Lists the Eastern European character set 11 lists the Thai character set Lists the Hebrew character setLists the Japanese character set 10 lists the Korean 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 16 Sort orders available in Adaptive Server At a later time using the sqlloc utilityYour character set definition files Srt file for your language. Sort orders are stored 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 Language or script Sort orders File name Sort orders100 17 Available sort orders 18 Sybase character set names Character sets18 lists the supported character sets and their Sybase name 101 102 Charset utility Keywords Options Description 10319 Keywords and options for charsets 104 Adaptive Server error logging Logging Error Messages and Events Setting error log paths Setting error log pathsEnabling and disabling error logging Setting the Adaptive Server error log path 107 Logging Error Messages and EventsManaging messages Logging user-defined messages 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 Auditinit displays the following menu Pre-installation tasks for auditing devicesInstalling auditing Adding Optional Functionality to Adaptive Server Creating a device for an audit table 116 117 Creating a device for the audit database transaction log 118 119 Press return Press Ctrl+A again. auditinit prompts withEnter y yes Enter the number of the device to delete 121 Installing online help for Transact-SQL syntaxSpsyntax installation scripts Online syntax help spsyntax 122 Default device for the sybsyntax databaseInstalling sybsyntax Installing online help for Transact-SQL syntax 123 124 Index Symbols 126 Index 127 HP-UX 128 Ldap 129 130 Smit 131 132 133 134