Documentation Changes

SCC for SAP Sybase ESP Help: Incorrect Document ID

The online help shipped with Sybase Control Center 3.2.7 for SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor includes an incorrect document ID on the landing page and on the second page of the PDF. The correct document ID, DC60012-01-0327-03, appears in the help posted on the Product Documentation Web site.

Installation Guide: Change to Supported Operating Systems

Planning Your Installation > System Requirements

The operating systems supported for Sybase Control Center server installation have changed. See the updated list in Installation and Implementation of Sybase Control Center.

SCC for SAP Sybase IQ Help: Do Not Configure Dbspace Alerts on Secondary Nodes

Configure Sybase Control Center > Creating an Alert > SAP Sybase IQ Alerts

The asterisks and corresponding note in these table rows were omitted from the Sybase Control Center online help shipped with Sybase Control Center for SAP Sybase IQ, but are included in the help on the Product Documentation Web site.

AlertKPI	Description	Alert Type
Dbspace size in use^*	Dbspace size in use in MB.	Threshold
Dbspace file size in use^*	Dbspace file size in use in MB.	Threshold
Dbspace percent available^*	Percentage of Dbspace size available.	Threshold
Dbspace file percent available^*	Percentage of Dbspace file size available.	Threshold

^*Do not configure dbspace alerts on secondary nodes in a multiplex—they do not work. Only the coordinator node can gather statistics for dbspaces and fire dbspace alerts.

SCC for SAP Sybase IQ Help: Multiplex Connection Disallowed by Login Policy

This information was omitted from the online help for Sybase Control Center for Sybase IQ but is included in the help on the Product Documentation Web site.

Troubleshoot Sybase Control Center for SAP Sybase IQ > Multiplex Connection Disallowed by Login Policy

Problem: If your login cannot access all nodes, authentication returns the security error Connection disallowed by login policy for this user.

Solution: Use a login account with access to the SERVER logical server to authenticate a multiplex resource. Connection using the SERVER logical server context requires the ACCESS SERVER LS system privilege. CR #653603.

Displaying the Versions of SCC Components

This new topic was omitted from the Sybase Control Center online help for all product modules except SCC for Event Stream Processor; for SCC for SAP Sybase IQ, it is present in the help on the Product Documentation site but not in the help available in SCC itself:

About Sybase Control Center for ... > Displaying the Versions of SCC Components

View a list of components installed in Sybase Control Center and their versions.

Check the versions of the product modules in your SCC installation to determine whether your installation is up to date. SCC release bulletins list supported product module versions. You can find SCC release bulletins on the Product Documentation web site at http://sybooks.sybase.com/sybooks/sybooks.xhtml?prodID=10680

Log in to SCC and select Help > About Sybase Control Center.
Compare the versions of product modules (listed as management agent plug-ins) against the versions published in the most recent Sybase Control Center Release Bulletin.

Modifying a Resource’s Name and Connection Properties

This new topic was omitted from the Sybase Control Center online help for all product modules except SCC for Event Stream Processor and SCC for SAP Sybase IQ:

Manage and Monitor > Manage Sybase Control Center > Resources > Modifying a Resource’s Name and Connection Properties

Change the properties of a resource registered with Sybase Control Center.

In the Perspective Resources view, select a resource and select Resource > Properties.
(Optional) On the General Properties page, modify the name or description of the resource.
Enter the actual name of the managed server, using uppercase and lowercase letters. If the name registered in Sybase Control Center does not exactly match the server name, some monitoring functions, including the topology view, do not work.
(Optional) On the Connection Information page, modify:
- the host name
- the port number
- other options for the managed resource
Click OK (to apply the changes and close the properties dialog) or Apply (to apply the changes and leave the dialog open).

SCC for Adaptive Server Help: Setting Parameters in the Configuration File

Several changes were omitted from the online help shipped with Sybase Control Center for Adaptive Server, but are included in the help on the Product Documentation Web site.

Setting Adaptive Server Parameters in the Configuration File:

This topic moved from the Configure section to the Manage and Monitor > Manage Sybase Control Center section. It is not necessary to set the parameters described here during configuration.
This note was added to the topic:
Note: Sybase recommends that you consult Sybase technical support before setting any parameters in the configuration file.
Details on the parameters you can set have been moved to the subtopic, Configuration Parameters for Adaptive Server.

Configuration Parameters for Adaptive Server, a subtopic of Setting Adaptive Server Parameters in the Configuration File:

Along with its parent Setting Adaptive Server Parameters in the Configuration File, this topic moved from the Configure section to the Manage and Monitor > Manage Sybase Control Center section.
The default value of query_timeout changed to 600 seconds.
Some information on parameters was moved to this topic from Setting Adaptive Server Parameters in the Configuration File.
The topic was revised to make default values easier to find.

SCC for DA Help: SSL Support in Replication Server Data Assurance Option

The documentation for the SSL support feature in Replication Server Data Assurance (DA) Option 15.7.1 is not included in the Sybase Control Center for Data Assurance online help. The remote method invocation (RMI) communication between Sybase Control Center for Data Assurance and DA server can be encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TLS).

For detailed information on the SSL support in DA, see Replication Server Data Assurance Option 15.7.1 > Users Guide > Security and Access Control .

SCC for Adaptive Server Help: KPI Error Alert Flags

Information on these KPI error alert flags was omitted from the online help shipped with Sybase Control Center for Adaptive Server, but is included in the help on the Product Documentation Web site.

Number of Critical Flags Last Collection
Number of Error Flags
Number of Information Flags
Number of Warning Flags

Alert Reference: SCC for Sybase IQ

This information was omitted from the online help for Sybase Control Center for Sybase IQ.

Data collection names are missing from the online help topic Configure > Creating an Alert > Sybase IQ Alerts, Collections, and KPIs. Alerts are based on key performance indicators (KPIs). For a listing of the KPIs in each data collection, consult the table in the online help at Configure > Setting Up Statistics Collection > Sybase IQ Data Collections. CR #683329-3.

Launching the Administration Console

Some topics in the online help do not give the steps for launching the Administration Console that are best suited to the task described. The Administration Console can display information for a single resource, for a group of resources, or for all resources in the current perspective.

To populate the Administration Console with information on one or more resources: in the Perspective Resources view, select the resources and select Resource > Administration Console. This method is fastest.
To populate the Administration Console with information on all the resources in the current perspective: from the main menu bar, select View > Open > Administration Console. If you are monitoring a large number of resources, the Administration Console may take a few minutes to load. CR #668582.