To allow an Open Client application, such as isql, to connect to the Open Client installation that will be used by your client application. Add the new service to the interfaces file as a Server Object using the dsedit utility, specifying the same connectivity information for this Server Object as specified in the interfaces file for the DirectConnect server.
To preserve a unique directory structure and environment for Sybase applications, each Sybase product must have a unique user or start-up script for each application. The key file for maintaining this uniqueness is the Open Server network address file. On UNIX-based systems, this is the interfaces file, which resides in the <install_dir> directory.
The network address file configures the Open Server application listening network address. On UNIX systems, it configures the network type and TCP/IP values, plus the operating system type and network.
To modify the interfaces file,
using the dsedit utility
Right-click the server object.
From the menu, click Add to display the Input Server Name window.
Enter the server object and modify its attributes.
On the Network Address window that appears, enter protocol information for your site.
Enter the machine name on which you installed the DirectConnect server and the connectivity parameter.
Click OK twice and exit dsedit.
Defaults are provided for the server configuration parameters. For more information, see the Enterprise Connect Data Access and Mainframe Connect Server Administration Guide.
