Product descriptions and directory layout

The Adaptive Server installation installs a wide array of software products into the SYBASE directory. Table 1-3 provides a brief description of the server products installed, and the top-level directory structure.

**Table 1-3: Product descriptions**
Product	Description
Adaptive Server	Installed into the ASE-12_5 directory. Adaptive Server – the database server. Backup Server – an Open Server-based application that manages all database backup (dump) and restore (load) operations. Monitor Server – an Open Server-based application that obtains performance information on Adaptive Server and makes that information available to Monitor Server client applications. XP Server– An Open Server application that manages and executes extended stored procedures (ESPs) from within Adaptive Server.
Open Client	Installed into the OCS-12_5 directory. Open Client libraries needed for development and execution of Open Client applications. (NT-only) ODBC – driver used to connect to Adaptive Server from ODBC based applications. OLEDB Monitor Client Library XA Libraries
Sybase Central	Installed into the sybcent41 directory. This is a Java-based common framework for managing Adaptive Server.
Adaptive Server Plug-in	Installed into ASEP directory. This plug-in contains the management software for managing Adaptive Server and its associated servers.
Language Modules	Installed into the locales directory. Provides system messages and date/time formats.
Character Sets	Installed into the charsets directory. Provides character sets available for use with Adaptive Server.
Collation Sequences	Installed into the collate directory. Provides the collation sequences available for use with Adaptive Server.
jConnect	Installed into the jConnect-5_5 directory. Provides a Java Database Connectivity (jdbc) driver for Adaptive Server.
Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM)	Installed into the SYSAM-1_0 directory. Provides asset management of Adaptive Servers and optional features.