The basic process for installing Adaptive Server is:
Perform preinstallation tasks related to the license administration steps described in “Preinstallation tasks for SySAM”.
WARNING! SySAM 2.0-enabled products work for an initial 30 day period without a license. If you do not install a valid license for your configuration by the end of the 30 day grace period, the product ceases to function. For general information about SySAM 2.0, see the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide.
Perform the installation using any of the methods described in “Installation methods”.
Perform the postinstallation tasks as described in Chapter 3, “Postinstallation Tasks.”