Use the dsedit utility to add the new service to the interfaces file as a server object.
To allow an Open Client application, such as isql, to connect to the Open Client installation that is used by your client application, 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.