The default start-up parameters are stored under the Registry key \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SYBASE\Server\ server_name\Parameters, where server_name is the name of the server you installed.
Backup Server, Monitor Server, and Historical Server server names are appended with “_BS”, “_MS”, and “_HS”, respectively.
You can install multiple servers, each with its own
Registry key.
Start-up parameters are listed under Registry values named Argn, where n is a number from 0 to 8. The number of the argument indicates the order in which the server reads the parameter.
Table 2-1 lists the default start-up parameters for Adaptive Server.
Parameter |
Switch |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Arg0 |
-d %SYBASE%\data\master.dat |
Location of the master device file |
Arg1 |
-s server_name |
Name of the Adaptive Server |
Arg2 |
-e %SYBASE_ASE%\ install\errorlog |
Location and name of the error log file |
Arg3 |
-i %SYBASE%\ini |
Directory containing the sql.ini file |
Arg4 |
-M %SYBASE%\ %SYBASE_ASE% |
Directory that stores shared memory files |
