Testing the Installation and Network Connections

After installing Adaptive Server, Sybase Central, and the Java Runtime Environment, test the installation and network connections. Adaptive Server communicates with other Adaptive Servers, Open Server applications (such as Backup Server), and client software on your network. Clients can talk to one or more servers, and servers can communicate with other servers by remote procedure calls.

For Sybase products to interact with one another, each product must know where the others reside on the network. Sybase stores this information in the interfaces file on Windows or in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.

Select Start > Programs > Sybase > Sybase Central 6.0.0.
Select Tools > Connect from the Sybase Central menu bar to activate an Adaptive Server login window.
Log in using the default user ID, "sa," without a password. If you have changed the password, use the new password.
Select the Adaptive Server to which you want to connect.
To disconnect from a server, select Tools > Disconnect, or right-click the connected server icon and select Disconnect.
Exit Sybase Central.

Creating a Testing Environment
To create a testing environment, create a simulated cluster on a single node with all instances running on that node.
Configuring libtcl.cfg for LDAP
Use the libtcl.cfg file to specify an LDAP server name, port number, DIT base, user name, and password to connect to an LDAP server.
Adding a Server to the Directory Service
Use dsedit utility to add a server to the directory service.

Parent topic: Postinstallation Tasks