dataserver

(UNIX only) The executable form of the SAP ASE program, located in $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/bin.

Syntax

dataserver [-f] [-g] [-G] [-h] [-H] [-m] [-q] [-v] [-X]
	[-A system_role
	[-a path_to_CAPs_directive_file]
	[-b master_device_size [k | K | m | M | g | G | t | T] ]
	[-c config_file_for_server]
	[-d device_name]
	[-D default_db_size]
	[-e path_to_error_log]
	[-i interfaces_file_directory]
	[-K keytab_file]
	[-L config_file_name_for_connectivity]
	[-M shared_memory_repository_directory]
	[-N licinstant]
	[-n system_privileges
	[-p sa_login_name]
	[-r mirror_disk_name]
	[-s server_name]
	[-T trace_flag]
	[-u sa/sso_name]
	[-w master | model database]
	[-y [password] ]
	[-z page_size [ k | K ] ]
	[-Z initial_master_db_size]

Syntax for the Cluster Edition:

dataserver
-u, --admin-name=sa/sso_name 
	--buildquorum=[force] 
-a, --caps-file=filename 
-F, --cluster-input=filename 
	--cluster-takeover 
-L, --conn-config-file=[filename] 
	--create-cluster-id [=quorum]
-D, --default-db-size=size_spec 
-e, --error-log=[filename] 
-G, --event-log-server=logserv_name 
-f, --forcebuild 
-H, --ha-server 
-h, --help=[{0|1|2|3}[,display_width]]
	--instance=instance_name  
-y, --key-password=[key_password]  
-K, --keytab-file=filename
-N, --license-prop-file=filename 
-z, --logical-page-size=page_size 
-Z, --master-db-size=size_spec 
-d, --master-dev=master_device_name 
-b, --master-dev-size=[size_spec] 
	--master_key_password [=password]
-r, --master-mirror=filename 
-m, --masterrecover 
-g, --no-event-logging 
-n, --permission-login=system_privilege 
-Q, --quorum-dev=quorum_dev 
-q, --recover-quiesced 
-w, --rewrite-db=database_name
-A, --role-logins=system_role
-p, --sa-name={SSO_login_account | sso_role | sa_role} 
-k, --server-principal=s_principal 
-M, --shared-mem-dir=directory_name 
-X, --sybmon 
-T, --trace=trace_flag 
-v, --version 
Or
dataserver -v

Parameters

Examples

Permissions

Anyone with execute permission on the binary, and who has read/write access to all the files.

After you have finished running the SAP ASE installation program, set the file permissions on the dataserver executable to limit who can execute it.

Related concepts
Dependencies and Conditions of dataserver -b and -w Options
Potential Issues of Using dataserver -f and -w Options Together
Using dataserver Build Servers
Utility Commands Reference
Installation or Configuration Utilities
Utilities to Start Servers
Related reference
startserver