Registering OpenSwitch Manager plug-in

If you need to register the plug-in manually for any reason, follow this procedure:

NoteBefore you launch Sybase Central GUI tool, redirect the GUI display. See “Redirecting to a GUI display”.

StepsManually registering the OpenSwitch Manager plug-in

  1. Start Sybase Central and select the Sybase Central icon.

  2. Select Tools | Plug-ins.

  3. Select Register from the buttons on the left side of the Sybase Central Plug-ins window.

  4. You can,

    • Register a Plug-in by Specifying a Plug-in Registration File or,

    • Register a Plug-in by Specifying a JAR or Class File.

    Select one of these options and browse to the location of the plug-in files.

    Select the file corresponding to the option you choose and click Next.

    Table 4-2: Plug-in file locations

    Option

    Plug-in file and location

    Register a Plug-in by Specifying a Plug-in Registration File

    $SYBASE/OSWP/bin/OSWPlugin.jpr

    Register a Plug-in by Specifying a JAR or Class File

    $SYBASE/OSWP/lib/OSWPlugin.jar

  5. Use the default settings in the Register a Plug-In dialog box and select Next.

  6. Select Next. You can specify additional directory paths to add to the class path when Sybase Central loads the OSWM plug-in.

  7. Click Finish to return to the Sybase Central Plug-ins window.

  8. Select Close to return to the Sybase Central window. You see the icon for OSWM under the Sybase Central icon. OpenSwitch servers that you connect to and the resources that belong to each server display in a tree structure below OSWM.

You can select Unregister in the Sybase Central Plug-ins window to remove the plug-in. You must register the plug-in again if you want to use OpenSwitch Manager. You can select Properties in the Sybase Central Plug-ins window to change the settings for the plug-in.

See Chapter 3, “OpenSwitch Manager,” in the OpenSwitch Administration Guide to use Sybase Central and OpenSwitch Manager to connect to your OpenSwitch servers and manage your OpenSwitch environment.