In the Cluster Edition, Sybase supports both cluster-wide and instance-specific configuration. Cluster-wide configuration parameters are applied to all instances in the cluster. Local configuration parameters are applied only to a specified instance.
Local configuration overrides cluster-wide configuration.
If an instance-specific configuration has not been applied, the cluster-wide configuration applies.
Some parameters, such as default character set id, cannot be applied to a specific instance. These parameters can only be used over an entire cluster.
The configuration file format now includes an instance-specific configuration block. Parameter settings in the instance-specific block override cluster-wide settings. For example:
max online engines = DEFAULT [Instance:ase1] max online engines = 5 [Instance:ase2] max online engines = 3
