Appendix: Accessing Remote Data

SAP Sybase IQ can access data located on separate servers, both SAP Sybase and non-SAP Sybase, as if the data were stored on the local server.

You can use this feature to migrate data into an SAP Sybase IQ database or to query data across databases.

• SAP Sybase IQ and Remote Data
  SAP Sybase IQ remote data access gives you access to data in other data sources. You can use this feature to migrate data into a SQL Anywhere database or query data across databases.
• Remote Transactions
  Transaction management involving remote servers uses a two-phase commit protocol.
• Internal Operations
  This section describes the underlying steps that SAP Sybase IQ performs on remote servers on behalf of client applications.
• Remote Data Access Troubleshooting
  This section provides some suggestions for troubleshooting access to remote servers.