Multiplex Privilege Summary

A list of the system privileges and object permissions required to complete the various multiplex server tasks

Editing the Multiplex Configuration File

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 None required.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 None required.

Starting or Stopping a Multiplex Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires DBA authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.

Including a Secondary Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • All of these authorities:
    • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority, and
    • BACKUP authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires all of:
  • MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.
  • BACKUP DATABASE system privilege.

Excluding a Secondary Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.

Synchronizing a Secondary Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires DBA authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires both SERVER OPERATOR and BACKUP DATABASE system privileges.

Adding a Secondary Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • All of these authorities:
    • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
    • SPACE ADMIN authority.
    • BACKUP authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires all of:
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.
  • MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.
  • MANAGE ANY DBSPACE system privilege.
  • BACKUP DATABASE system privilege.

Dropping a Secondary Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • All of these authorities:
    • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
    • SPACE ADMIN authority.
    • BACKUP authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires all of:
  • MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.

Generating an Administration Script for Multiplex Nodes

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 None required.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 None required.

Converting a Simplex Server to Multiplex

Database Version Simplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.

Reconfiguring a Multiplex Server

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Change server name, port or database location – Requires all of:
  • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
  • BACKUP authority.
All other changes require DBA authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires all of:
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.
  • BACKUP DATABASE system privilege.

Viewing or Modifying Multiplex Server Properties

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4

View multiplex properties – None required.

Modify multiplex properties – Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0

View multiplex properties – None required.

Modify any property on the Configuration – Requires all of:
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.
  • BACKUP DATABASE system privilege.
  • MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.

Modify any property on the Options property page – Requires SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.

Modify any property on the Request Logging property page – Requires one of:
  • MANAGE PROFILING system privileges.
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privileges.

Designating the Failover Node

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires DBA authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires all of:
  • MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.
  • SERVER OPERATOR system privilege.
  • BACKUP DATABASE system privilege.

Performing Coordinator Node Failover

Database Version Multiplex Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • MULTIPLEX ADMIN authority.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires MANAGE MULTIPLEX system privilege.
Related concepts
Failover
Related tasks
Editing the Multiplex Server Configuration File
Starting a Multiplex Server
Stopping a Multiplex Server
Including an Excluded Secondary Server
Excluding a Secondary Server
Synchronizing a Secondary Server
Adding a Secondary Server
Dropping a Secondary Server
Generating Administration Scripts for Multiplex Nodes
Converting a Simplex Server to Multiplex
Reconfiguring a Multiplex Server
Viewing or Modifying Multiplex Server Properties