Chapter 3: Default Adaptive Server Configuration

When you install or upgrade Adaptive Server, it includes some default parameter settings and a few of its auxiliary programs.

After installing and testing this “default” Adaptive Server, you can configure it to your system’s needs and install other optional features.

After installation, Adaptive Server default settings are as listed in Table 3-1. You may need to configure these settings to suit your computer and database needs.

**Table 3-1: Defaults for Adaptive Server parameter settings**
Item	Default value
Name	AdaptiveServername
Network support	Named Pipes, Windows Sockets (TCP/IP)
Pipe name	\pipe\sybase\query
Socket number	5000
Command line options	None
Error log path	%SYBASE%\%SYBASE_ASE%\install/error log
Event logging	Not configured
International Support (Localization): Language Character set Sort order	us_english cp850 Binary ordering
Login security mode	Standard

Table 3-2 lists the default settings for the Backup Server, Monitor Server, and XP Server.

**Table 3-2: Defaults for the Backup, Monitor, and XP servers**
Server	Item	Default value
Backup Server	Name	AdaptiveServername_BS
	Network support	Named Pipes, Windows Sockets (TCP/IP)
	Pipe name	\pipe\sybase\backup
	Socket number	5001
	Error log path	%SYBASE%\%SYBASE_ASE\install\ backup.log
Monitor Server	Name	AdaptiveServername_MS
	Network support	Named Pipes, Windows Sockets (TCP/IP)
	Pipe name	\pipe\sybase\monitor
	Socket number	5002
	Error log path	%SYBASE%\%SYBASE_ASE\install\ monitor.log
XP Server	Name	AdaptiveServername_XP
	Network support	Named Pipes, Windows Sockets (TCP/IP)
	Pipe name	\pipe\sybase\xp
	Socket number	5003
	Error log path	N/A