Adding, viewing, and editing server entries  Modifying server entries in UNIX platforms

Chapter 5: Using dsedit

Modifying server entries in Windows NT

The server entries associated with the session appear in the Server box. Click on a server entry to select it.

Each server entry is made up of a set of attributes. The attributes are described in Table 5-1.

Table 5-1: Server attributes

Attribute name

Type of value

Description

Default value

Server Version

Integer

Version level of the server object definition. Sybase provides this attribute to identify future changes to the object definition.

150

Server Name

Character string

Server name.

N/A

Server Service

Character string

A description of the service provided by the server. This value can be any meaningful description.

Adaptive Server

Server Status

Integer

The operating status of the server. Values are:

  • Active

  • Stopped

  • Failed

  • Unknown

4

Security Mechanism

Character string

Object identifier strings (OID) that specify the security mechanisms supported by the server. This attribute is optional. If it is omitted, Open Server allows clients to connect with any security mechanism for which Open Server has a corresponding security driver.

N/A

Server Address

Character string

One or more addresses for the server.

The format of the address varies by protocol, and some protocols allow more than one format. The options are:

  • TCP/IP – two formats:

    • computer name,port number

    • ip-address,portnumber

  • Named Pipe – pipe name: “\pipe” is a required prefix to all pipe names. Server pipes can be only local.

    • Local – \pipe\sql\query

    • Remote – \\computer_name\pipe\sql\query

  • IPX/SPX – three formats:

    • server name

    • net number, node number, socket number

    • server name, socket number

  • DECnet – four formats:

    • area number.node number,object name

    • area number.node number,object number

    • node name,object name

    • node name,object number

N/A

StepsAdding a server entry

  1. Choose Server Object | Add.

  2. Type a server name in the Server Name box.

  3. Click OK.

    The server entry appears in the Server box. To specify an address for the server, you must modify the entry.

StepsModifying a server attribute

You can modify any attribute of a server entry.

  1. Click on a server entry in the Server box.

  2. Choose Server Object | Modify Attribute.

  3. Click on the attribute you want to modify in the Attributes box.

    A dialog box appears that shows the current value of the attribute.

  4. Type a new value for the attribute, or select a value from the drop-down list.

    See Table 5-1 for a description of each attribute.

  5. Click OK.

StepsRenaming a server entry

  1. Click on a server entry in the Server box.

  2. Choose Server Object | Rename.

  3. Type a new name for the server entry in the Server Name box.

  4. Click OK.

StepsDeleting a server entry

  1. Click on a server entry in the Server box.

  2. Choose Server Object | Delete.

StepsCopying server entries within the current session

  1. Click on one or more server entries in the Server box.

    Use the Shift key to select multiple entries.

  2. Click the Copy button (below the menu bar), or choose Edit | Copy.

  3. Click the Paste button (below the menu bar), or choose Edit | Paste.

    dsedit appends the copied server entries with a version number of _n. You can rename the copied server entries Server Object | Rename option on. See “Renaming a server entry” for more information.

StepsCopying server entries between sessions

  1. Open a session with the directory service or sql.ini file that you want the entries copied to.

  2. To open a session, choose File | Open Directory Service. See “Opening additional sessions” for more information.

  3. Click on one or more server entries in the Server box of the session that you want the entries copied from.

    Use the Shift key to select multiple entries.

  4. To copy the server entries, click the Copy button (below the menu bar), or choose Edit | Copy.

    To cut the server entries, click the Cut button (below the menu bar), or choose Edit | Cut.

  5. Activate the session where you want to paste the server entries.

    See “Switching between sessions” for instructions for activating a session.

  6. Click the Paste button (below the menu bar), or choose Edit | Paste.

You can rename the copied server entries using Server Object | Rename. See “Switching between sessions” for more information.




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