The Sybase IQ Agent

The Sybase IQ Agent enables Sybase Central to perform functions required to administer Sybase IQ servers.

An agent is a process (often running on a remote machine) that acts on behalf of a client.

• The Sybase IQ Agent Log Location
  The path to the Sybase IQ Agent log is platform specific.
• Moving the Sybase IQ Agent Log on UNIX
  To generate the IQ agent log files in a different directory, set the log directory environment variable.
• Moving the Sybase IQ Agent Log on Windows
  To generate the agent log files in a different directory, set the log directory environment variable.
• Viewing the Sybase IQ Agent Log in Sybase Central
  If you experience any problems with Sybase Central, check the agent log file for errors and messages.
• Troubleshooting Sybase IQ Agent Startup on Windows
  If you receive an error message that Sybase IQ Agent is not running, start the agent.
• Troubleshooting Sybase IQ Agent Startup on UNIX
  To check if the agent is running on UNIX, run the stop_iq utility.
• Setting permissions for the Sybase IQ Agent on Windows
  On Windows, you must change the owner of the Sybase IQ Agent because the System account starts the agent by default.
• Permissions for the Sybase IQ Agent on UNIX
  You must start the Sybase IQ Agent from an account with appropriate privileges.
• Overriding the Sybase IQ Agent Port Number on Windows
  Sybase IQ Agents on a given host require unique port numbers. Use the Service Manager to override the default Sybase IQ Agent Port Number on Windows.
• Overriding the Sybase IQ Agent Port Number on UNIX
  Sybase IQ Agents on a given host require unique port numbers.
• Uninstalling and Reinstalling Sybase IQ Agent Windows Service
  If you experience problems with the Sybase IQ Agent on Windows, try uninstalling and reinstalling the Sybase IQ Agent Windows Service.
• Disabling Remote File Browsing on Windows
  The Sybase IQ Agent supports remote file browsing by default. If you have security concerns, disable browsing
• Disabling Remote File Browsing on the Sybase IQ Agent on UNIX
  The Sybase IQ Agent supports remote file browsing by default. If you have security concerns, disable browsing
• Configuring the IQ Agent on Windows
  On Windows systems, the Sybase IQ 15.3 installation installs the Windows service Sybase IQ Agent 15, but you must reboot the machine to make the agent service function correctly.
• Configuring the Sybase IQ Agent to Start Automatically on UNIX
  You can configure the Sybase IQ agent to start automatically whenever you reboot your system.
• Remote Sybase IQ Agents
  If the Sybase IQ Agent is on a remote server, you need to specify the host name for that server to start the agent.
• Running the Sybase IQ Agent on UNIX
  If you have a multiplex database, the Sybase IQ Agent must be running on each machine in your multiplex in order to fully administer a remote IQ server.