Managing servers with Sybase Central

Sybase Central is a management console for Sybase products. Sybase Central lets you manage multiple servers from a single location, and perform complex administration tasks without the need to remember the Transact-SQL commands or system stored procedures.

StepsStarting Sybase Central

  1. Open a terminal window, and change directory to $RAP/RAPCache.

  2. Use one of these commands to source the environment variables:

    source SYBASE.csh
    

    – Or –

    . ./SYBASE.sh
    
  3. Use this command to start Sybase Central:

    $RAP/RAPCache/ASEP/bin/aseplugin
    
  4. Select Tools | Connect, then choose a server from the drop-down box.

  5. On the Connect dialog, enter the user name and password of the System Administrator in the appropriate text boxes.

    WARNING!  The first time you log in to Adaptive Server Enterprise, use the default sa user name and leave the password blank. After you log in for the first time, change the password of the System Administrator. See “Setting the System Administrator password”.

  6. Choose the name of your RAPCache server as the Server Name.

  7. Click OK.

StepsRegistering the RAPStore Database Server with Sybase Central

To access the RAPStore Server from Sybase Central, you must register the Sybase IQ plug-in.

  1. Click Tools | Plug-ins.

  2. On the Plug-ins panel, click Register.

  3. On the plug-in registration dialog, click Browse.

  4. Change the path to $RAP/RAPStore/ASIQ-12_7/java.

  5. Choose iq.jpr and click OK.

  6. Click Finish to close the plug-in registration dialog.

  7. Close the Plug-ins panel.