Running the Start Database Server wizard

StepsStarting a non-multiplex server

  1. Log in using an account with DBA privileges.

  2. Start Sybase Central,

    To start Sybase Central on UNIX, type:

    % scjview
    

    To start Sybase Central on Windows, run Sybase > Adaptive Server IQ 12 > Sybase Central Java Edition from the Programs menu.

  3. In the left pane of Sybase Central, select Sybase IQ.

  4. On the Utilities tab, double-click Start Server.

  5. Click Next. Starting a single server is the default.

  6. The information that you specify on the Connection Parameters screen is used each time you start the database.

    Connection profiles store parameters to help you connect faster. If a Connection Profile exists, choose it from the dropdown, and click Next.

    If no Connection Profile exists for the server, supply connection parameters in the appropriate text boxes. (The wizard creates a Connection Profile from these parameters if you request it on the summary screen.) Do not use connection profiles to start multiplex servers.

    To change default information, simply select it and type over it. In general, the default User ID and password are sufficient; changing the User ID from DBA to another user limits functionality.

    Always change the default port number for each server to a different number that is not in use.

    Shown is the set connection parameters window. The top group asks what user account with D B A authority you want to use. There are two text boxes for username and password. The bottom group asks you to specify the connection information for the server that will be started. There is a drop down list for server lookup and three text boxes: server name, host machine and port number
  7. After supplying parameters, click Next.

    On the Database Path screen, type the database name and path, or use the Browse key to choose a database on the local host.

    Shown is the database path information that includes a textbox for you to type the full path to the database file, which should exist on a local file system. Alternatively click the browse button to navigate to the location of the file

    If the database is encrypted, type the encryption key in the box.

  8. Click Next. The Summary screen lists the settings you specified. Server options listed below the line are highlighted if selected, dimmed if not. Click the checkbox to create a connection profile that specifies the parameters in the summary for future connections.

    Shown is the ready to start server window that lists the selection you made in previous screens. for example server name, host/port, database name and database file. The bottom of the screen instructs you to click the finish command button to start the server
  9. Click Finish if you are satisfied with options you specified. If not, click the Back button to change information.

StepsStarting all servers in a multiplex

An IQ multiplex is a multiserver configuration that supports queries against a shared database from servers with a shared disk subsystem for a common IQ Store. You gain additional CPU power and memory space for processing queries by attaching more systems to the shared disk array.

To use Sybase Central to start multiplex servers interactively.

  1. Log in using an account with DBA privileges.

  2. Start Sybase Central,

    To start Sybase Central on UNIX, type:

    % scjview
    

    To start Sybase Central on Windows, run Sybase > Adaptive Server IQ 12 > Sybase Central Java Edition from the Programs menu.

  3. In the left pane of Sybase Central, select Sybase IQ.

  4. Select Tools > Sybase IQ > Start Server (Alt+T, I, S)

    Updates are made on only one server in a multiplex, the write server. Queries are usually submitted to all servers in the multiplex.

    The wizard opens with starting a single server selected by default. Click the “All servers in multiplex” option button to start them all.

  5. Click Next.

    The wizard next displays a series of screens prompting you for server information. When starting all of the servers in a multiplex, supply information for the write server. Check all information carefully.

    Shown is the Start Server wizard Connection Parameters window. The first group of parameters are connection information for the server that will be started. There is a drop down list for connection profile and four text boxes: server name, host machine, port number, and database name. The second group asks what user account with D B A authority you want to use and includes dtext boxes for user name and password. At the bottom of the screen are five command buttons: back, next, finish, cancel and help. These buttons are the same throughout the rest of the wizard and will not be described again

    At the bottom of the screen are five command buttons: back, next, finish, cancel and help. These buttons are the same throughout the rest of the wizard and will not be described again

    The information that you specify on this screen is used each time you start the database. To change default information, simply select it and type over it. In general, the default User ID and password are sufficient; changing the User ID from DBA to another user limits functionality.

    Always change the default port number for each server to a different number that is not in use.

  6. Click Next.

    If the default IQ Agent port is already in use, the screen displays again with an additional text box where you must specify an IQ Agent port for this connection. If necessary, type an IQ Agent Port and click Next.

    Shown is the Connection parameters screen with the addtional textbox for you to type the IQ Agent port number

    If the default IQ Agent Port is not in use, it is used for this connection.

  7. Click Next.

    Shown is the database path information that includes a textbox for you to type the full path to the database file, which should exist on a local file system. Alternatively click the browse button to navigate to the location of the file
  8. Specify the path to the database file on the write server. You may use the Browse button to locate the file. If there is an encryption key for the database, type it in the space provided.

  9. Click Next. The next screen summarizes startup settings. Options are listed below the line. They will be highlighted if selected, dimmed if not.

    Shown is the ready to start server window that lists the selection you made in previous screens. For example server name, host/port, database name and database file. The bottom of the screen instructs you to click the finish command button to start the server

    NoteSybase Central uses the params.cfg file to start the server, and requires that this file exist in the directory where the IQ Catalog (.DB file) resides. You may customize this file for each server.

  10. Click Finish if you are satisfied with options you specified. If not, click the Back button to change information.