Installing Adaptive Server Using Binary Overlay

Use the installer to install Adaptive Server version 15.7 ESD #2 on top of an Adaptive Server that is no earlier than version 15.x.

1. From your SYBASE directory, shut down the servers that are using the binaries. Use a regular "polite" shutdown as opposed to using the shutdown with nowait option, both as the initial and final steps. Doing so flushes free space accounting figures, object statistics, and runs checkpoint on the database to minimize recovery work during the upgrade process.
2. Use the installer to load the new software from the CD or DVD.
   Navigate to the CD or DVD drive and enter ./setup.bin.
3. Install Adaptive Server 15.7 ESD #2 into the existing $SYBASE installation path.
   Note: Once files are loaded into your $SYBASE directory, select not to configure the new server, and click Continue to finish the installation.
4. Restart Adaptive Server by using :

   $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/startserver [-f RUN_server_name file]

5. Run select @@version. The server should now be at version 15.7 ESD #2.
6. In Adaptive Server version 15.7, several changes were made to the system stored procedures and many new error messages have been added. After performing a binary overlay, you must perform the postinstallation tasks before running installmaster or instmsgs.ebf.
7. Once the server has been brought up on the new binary and and you have completed the upgrade of system tables, shut down, then restart Adaptive Server. This prevents incorrect table statistics from being stored in memory, and which may lead to poorly optimized query plans.