Reviewing the installation

OpenSwitch components are, by default, installed in /opt/sybase. If you have selected Typical during installation, InstallShield installs the default components in /opt/sybase directory. Table 2-1 provides a brief description of the default components installed.

Table 2-1: Installed components description

Installed components

Description

Character Sets

Installed into the charsets directory. Provides character sets available for use with OpenSwitch.

Collation Sequences

Installed into the collate directory. Provides the collation sequences available for use with OpenSwitch.

Initialization

Installed into the config directory. Files in this directory are: objectid.dat, mnemonic.dat, and trusted.txt.installed.

Language Modules

Installed into the locales directory. Provides system messages and date/time format.

Connectivity

Installed into the OCS-15_0 directory. Provides the Open Server and Open Client connectivity libraries for use with OpenSwitch. The subdirectories in this directory are:

  • bin

  • config

  • devbin

  • devlib

  • include

  • lib

  • lib3p

  • sample

OpenSwitch Server

Installed into the OpenSwitch-15_1 directory. Contains the configuration, logs, properties, and executable files. The subdirectories in this directory are:

  • bin – contains OpenSwitch server binary and start-up scripts.

  • CFG-1_0 – contains libraries and start-up scripts for launching the GUI standalone configurator tool.

  • config – contains OpenSwitch server configuration file and its sample configuration file.

  • devbin – contains OpenSwitch debug server binary.

  • devlib – contains OpenSwitch debug libraries.

  • include – contains header files for coordination module.

  • lib – contains OpenSwitch libraries.

  • logs – contains the OpenSwitch configuration error log files.

  • META-INF

  • sample – contains OpenSwitch coordination module sample.

  • sysam – contains Sybase Licensing API property file.

  • ThirdParyLegal – lists the third-party download terns and conditions.

OpenSwitch Manager plug-in

Installed into OSWP directory. This plug-in contains the management software for managing Sybase servers and its associated servers.

shared

The shared directory contains components and libraries that are shared by several other components.

  • Sybase Central – Sybase Central is a Java-based framework used by the system management tools. In earlier versions, this component was placed into a top-level directory rather than in a shared directory.

  • JRE – the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a runtime Java virtual machine used to execute Java-based programs such as Sybase Central.

Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM)

Installed into the SYSAM-2_0 directory. This directory contains the license files and the license server-related files only.

Uninstaller

Installed into the uninstall directory. The uninstaller is created by the InstallShield during the installation process. Contains the uninstallation scripts and executable files.

Log files

  • oswInstall.log – a text file that records the installation process.

  • oswUninstall.log – a text file that records the uninstallation process.

These files are generated by InstallShield and uninstaller processes.

Environment variables setting scripts

  • SYBASE.csh – environment variable setting script for C shell.

  • SYBASE.sh – environment variable setting script for Bash, Bourne, or Korn shell.

  • SYBASE.env – environment variable batch file.

These files are created by InstallShield that you can later use to reset environment variables. See “Updating environment variables”.

  • interfaces

  • interf.sample – sample interfaces file.

vpd.properties – lists the OpenSwitch components that are currently installed. This is created by the InstallShield.

WARNING! Do not modify or remove vpd.properties. Modifying or removing this file prevents InstallShield from accurately managing installed component versions when you install or uninstall Sybase software subsequent to this installation.