Contents
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How a client uses directory services.............................................. 51
Creating a directory services entry................................................. 51
Supported directory drivers............................................................ 52
Contents of an interfaces file.......................................................... 52
Heterogeneous and homogeneous environments......................... 53
Understanding the format of the interfaces file.............................. 55
Components of an interfaces file entry.................................... 56
Creating a master interfaces file .................................................... 58
Using dsedit or dscp to create a master interfaces file............ 58
Using a text editor to create a master interfaces file............... 58
Configuring interfaces files for multiple networks........................... 59
Configuring the server for multiple network handlers.............. 59
Configuring the client connections.......................................... 60
Configuring for query port backup........................................... 62
IPv6 support................................................................................... 63
Understanding IPv6................................................................. 63
IPv6 infrastructure................................................................... 64
Starting Adaptive Server Enterprise as IPv6-aware................ 65
Troubleshooting............................................................................. 66
Server fails to start .................................................................. 66
Error when executing an ESP................................................. 67
CHAPTER 6 Using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol as a Directory Service..................................................................................... 69
Overview........................................................................................ 69
LDAP directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file............ 70
The libtcl*.cfg file............................................................................ 73
Enabling LDAP directory services.................................................. 74
Adding a server to the directory services....................................... 76
Multiple directory services.............................................................. 77
Encrypting the password................................................................ 78
Performance................................................................................... 78
Migrating from the interfaces file to LDAP...................................... 79
CHAPTER 7 Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server........................... 81
Overview of localization support .................................................... 81
Language modules.................................................................. 82
Default character sets for servers ........................................... 83
Supported character sets........................................................ 84
Character set conversion............................................................... 89
Conversions between server and client.................................. 89
Sort orders ..................................................................................... 90