Setup overview

We call the collection of databases exchanging information using

SQL Remote an installation. From a physical point of view, a SQL Remote installation may consist of hundreds or even thousands of databases sharing information; but as SQL Remote keeps the information in each physical database loosely consistent at a transactional level with that in other physical databases, you can also think of the whole installation as a single dispersed database.

Deploying a large-scale SQL Remote installation can involve setting up databases on many machines. While some changes to the design and setup configuration can be made on a running installation, it is highly recommended that you deploy only when you have completed a careful analysis and test of your design.

Setup tasks

Setup of a SQL Remote installation includes the following tasks:

 

Preparing your server for SQL Remote

You must take some steps to

 

configure your Adaptive Server Enterprise to act as a SQL Remote site.

 

These include installing the SQL Remote system objects and the stable

 

queue system objects.

 

 

Selecting message types You must decide whether you want to

 

exchange information by file sharing, e-mail, some other message type,

 

or a combination.

 

 

Ensuring proper permissions are set

Each user in the installation

 

requires permissions on both their own database and on the consolidated

 

database.

 

 

Extracting remote databases You must extract an initial copy of each

 

remote database from the consolidated database.

 

This chapter describes each of these tasks.

 

All administration is at

Like all SQL Remote administrative tasks, setup is carried out by a database

the consolidated

administrator or system administrator at the consolidated database.

database

The Sybase System Administrator should perform all SQL Remote

 

configuration tasks. See your Adaptive Server Enterprise documentation for more information about the Adaptive Server Enterprise environment.

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