This section describes how to start and stop the Adaptive Server Anywhere database. The security provider—portaldatabase (or PortalDB)—is included with ASA as a default.
Starting and stopping the ASA database using Windows
Services
ASA starts as a Windows Service automatically. If you shut it down and need to restart it:
Select Start | Settings | Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, double-click Administrative Tools.
In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Services.
In the Services window, scroll down the list and select Unwired Accelerator ASA Database.
Select Action | Start to start the ASA database.
Select Action | Stop to stop the ASA database.
Starting the ASA database using the Command Prompt
window
From a Command Prompt window, navigate to %SYBASE%\UA80.
Enter startdb,
or double-click the startdb.bat file in Windows
Explorer.
When the database starts, the icon for the Sybase ASA database appears in your taskbar.
Shutting down the ASA database
From a Command Prompt window, navigate to %SYBASE%\UA80.
Enter stopdb, or
double-click the stopdb.bat file in Windows
Explorer.
