There are two ways to install Adaptive Server. You can either execute a fresh installation, by installing it into a clean directory, or you can overlay the installation on top of a previous version of Adaptive Server.
You
must log in as “sybase” when you perform installation
tasks. Do not install Adaptive Server as “root.”
The installer creates the target directory, if necessary, and installs all the selected components into that directory.
At the end of the installation, you can verify the product installation. You might need to perform additional configuration procedures before you can use some products.
As part of the installation, the installer sets up all of the environment variables Adaptive Server products need. To access these environment variables, source SYBASE.csh or SYBASE.sh script.
Installing server components
If you are downloading files from the web:
After you download Adaptive Server, extract the contents into an temporary directory, by entering
gunzip -S .tgz download_file_name.tgz tar -xf download_file_name.tar
If you are installing from a CD:
Insert the Adaptive Server CD into the CD drive.
Change to the CD or installation directory and start the installer by entering:
./setup
The welcome window displays. Click Next.
If you are installing Adaptive Server onto an existing
Adaptive Server installation, be sure the server is shut down before
performing the installation.
Select the type of server you want to install. Your choices are:
Adaptive Server Enterprise for evaluation
Adaptive Server Enterprise Developer Edition
Adaptive Server Enterprise Express Edition
Click Next.
When the license selection window displays, select the most appropriate location from the drop-down list, read the license terms, and then click “I agree...” to proceed.
Click Next.
The Install directory window allows you to select a directory for the installation by clicking Browse. Click Next to accept the default of:
/opt/sybase
You can also type the directory for installation.
You can choose from three types of installations in the Install Type window:
Typical
Full
Custom
If you select Custom, you can choose the products and features you want to install.
Language modules other than English are not installed
as part of a typical install. Use Full or Custom to install them.
After you make your selection, click Next. Before proceeding to the next window, the installer verifies the selections, and checks for dependencies and available disk space.
The Product Selection Summary window displays the selections that you made. Verify that you:
Selected the correct type of installation
Have enough disk space to complete the process
Click Next to proceed. The Install Progress window shows the progress of the installation.
The Install Status window displays the result of the installation process.
The Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) screen displays. You must select whether you wish to receive e-mail alerts about license activity. If you select Yes, you must include the following:
SMTP server host name
SMTP server port number
Sender e-mail address
Recipient e-mail address
It is good practice to use e-mail aliases rather than
individual accounts so the DBA responsible for the server can more
easily be maintained and so notifications do not get lost if an
individual is not in the office to receive the alert.
Message Severity for e-mail alerts
If you are performing an overlay installation to upgrade an existing Adaptive Server, do not select any servers to configure and click Next to complete the installation. Go to step 17.
The Configure New Servers window asks if you want to configure new servers, depending on the products you installed.
Select the servers you want to configure at this time and click Next.
To skip the configuration step and end the installation, deselect all servers and click Next.
Select the servers you want to custom configure. If you do not select any servers in this window, the installer configures all servers using default values.
If you choose the default values, the installer chooses everything, including the server name, port number, and master device location. The installer does this for the System Procedure device. It also installs Backup Server, Monitor Server, and the XP Server, choosing the name, port number, and error log.
If you:
Accept the defaults, the server names are:
Adaptive Server – HOST NAME
Backup Server – HOST NAME_BS
Monitor Server – HOST NAME_MS
XP Server – HOST NAME_XP
To configure servers using the default values, click Next and go to step 16.
To custom configure servers, select the servers and click Next.
The Custom Configure Input window prompts you for the following custom Adaptive Server configuration information:
Server name
Port numbers
Page size
Error log
Master device
Master device size (MB)
Master database size (MB)
System procedure device
System procedure device size (MB)
System procedure database size (MB)
System device
System device size (MB)
System database size (MB)
After you customize the Adaptive Server configuration, select Next to record the input fields.
The Custom Configure Backup Server Input window prompts you for the Backup Server information.
Enter the appropriate information, then click Next to record the information.
The Custom Configure Monitor Server Input window prompts you to enter the Monitor Server configuration information.
Enter the appropriate information, then click Next to record the information.
The Custom Configure XP Server Input window prompts you to enter the XP Server configuration information.
Enter the appropriate information, then click Next to record the information.
The Configure Server Attributes Summary window displays a summary of the values that are used to configure the servers. These values are either the default or custom values.
Verify the information, then click Next. The installer proceeds with the server configuration.
The Configure Server Progress window displays the progress of the server configuration.
The Installation Complete window is the last window.
Sybase strongly recommends that you check the Sybase Web site for
software updates.
If you have selected to install an Evaluation edition of Adaptive Server, your evaluation term will end in 30 days. You can extend the Evaluation period to 150 days by going to the Sybase Web site.
Click Next to finish the installation.
If you encounter any errors, see the Troubleshooting Guide.
To configure your Adaptive Server Express Edition, read the Configuration Guide.
