Installation Directory Contents and Layout

Adaptive Server includes server components that are installed into specific directories.

ProductDescription
The Server Installation Package
Installed into the ASE-15_0 directory.
  • Adaptive Server – the database server.
  • Backup Server – an Open Server™-based application that manages all database backup (dump) and restore (load) operations.
  • XP Server – an Open Server application that manages and executes extended stored procedures (ESPs) from within Adaptive Server.
  • Job Scheduler – provides a job scheduler for Adaptive Server. Job Scheduler components are located in their own directory at ASE-15_0/jobscheduler/.
Shared Disk Cluster Administration Tools
  • Sybase Control Center logs and utilities – files related to the Web-based tool for monitoring the status and availability of Adaptive Servers. They are installed into the $SYBASE/SCC-3_2 directory.
  • sybcluster – interactive command line interface for configuring and managing the cluster installed in the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/bin directory.
  • Job Scheduler templates and utilities – predefined templates from which the database administrator can create and schedule useful, time-saving jobs. They are installed into the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/jobscheduler directory.
  • Interactive SQL– interactive command line interface for configuring and managing the cluster. It is installed into the SYBASE/DBISQL directory.
  • JRE – the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a runtime Java virtual machine used to execute Java-based programs such as Sybase Control Center. Installed into the $SYBASE/shared/JRE-* directory.
  • The Cluster Edition Administration Utility is installed to $SYBASE/SDCADMIN-15_0.
  • Sybase Central 6.x is a Java-based framework used by the system management tools. Installed into the $SYBASE/shared/sybcentral600 directory.
  • Adaptive Server plug-in. Sybase Central plug-in that provides cluster configuration and complete administration functionality. Installed into the $SYBASE/ASEP directory.
Software Developer Kit (SDK)
Connectivity:
  • Open Client™ (Client-Library, dblib)
  • Embedded SQL/COBOL 15.0
  • XA interface for Adaptive Sever
Installed into the DataAccess directory:
  • ODBC (Windows, Solaris SPARC, Solaris x64, Linux Power, HP-UX Itanium, IBM AIX) – a driver used to connect to Adaptive Server from ODBC based applications.
Language modules

Installed into the $SYBASE/locales and $SYBASE_ASE/locales directories. Provides system messages and date/time formats.

Character sets
Installed into the charsets directory. Provides character sets available for use with Adaptive Server.
Collation sequences
Installed into the collate directory. Provides the collation sequences available for use with Adaptive Server.
Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM)
Installed into the SYSAM-2_0 directory. Provides asset management of Adaptive Servers and optional features.
Java Client Utility
Installed into the jutils-3_0 directory and is a collection of Adaptive Server utility programs including ribo, a tool to trace TDS traffic between client program and Adaptive Server.
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Installed into the jConnect-7_0 directories. Provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for Adaptive Server.
Uninstaller
Installed into the sybuninstall/ASESuite directory.
Note: Sybase recommends that you:
  • Install the ECDA DirectConnect option or MainframeConnect™ DirectConnect™ for z/OS, including DirectConnect Manager, into its own directory
  • Do not install Sybase IQ 15.1 in a directory that includes the Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 Cluster Edition.