Brief descriptions of new and enhanced features with links to complete information.
| Feature | Topics |
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| Authority management – grant database authorities to a user or group and revoke database authorities from a user or group. | |
| Database management – create databases, view and modify database options, and view properties of a database. | |
| Dbspace and DB file management – add, modify, view properties, or delete a dbspace. Add, modify, view properties, or delete a DB file. | |
| Logical server management – group a subset of physical hardware resources together as a logical entity that appears as a single multiplex server. | |
| Login policy management – manage the rules for user login. | |
| Multiplex management – change a multiplex server configuration, manage the secondary and failover nodes, and configure logical servers. | |
| Server management – create, start, stop, view properties, change server configuration, and generate administration scripts. | |
| Shared temporary dbspace management – manage shared temporary stores to communicate and store temporary on-disk structures for distributed query processing. | |
| User and group management – add, change, and delete users, or groups containing users or other groups, as a prerequisite to managing user authorities. | |
Administration Console – manage existing resources and create new ones. Column-based filtering lets you display only the objects you are interested in. |
Various topics, including:
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Testing scripts – test the execution of alert-triggered scripts to make sure they work as expected. |
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Automatic logout – a Sybase Control Center administrator can configure the logout timer to end users’ login sessions after a specified period of idleness. |
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Multiple object selection – in the Perspective Resources view, Resource Explorer, and Administration Console, you can select and perform operations on several objects simultaneously. |
Various topics, including Unregistering a Resource |
Memory management – use environment variables to control Sybase Control Center’s memory use. A new console command, info -m, displays memory usage data. |