Complete these administrative tasks:
Read the Enterprise Connect Data Access 15.0 Release Bulletin. This document provides product information that might not be included in this ECDA guide, as well as information about known issues or problems.
Make a backup copy of your current Sybase software, particularly if you plan to keep ECDA versions that were previously installed.
Make a copy of the installation worksheet for your platform for each server that you will install.
Verify that you have authority to sign in as user sybase or another user that has administrative privileges on the machine on which ECDA is being installed.
Verify that the host server is connected to the LAN and that network protocols are configured correctly. For instructions, see your LAN administrator documentation.
Verify previously installed Sybase products. When you install ECDA into an existing directory structure, be aware of any previously installed Sybase software and the version of that software.
