An agent is a process (often running on a remote machine) that acts on behalf of a client. The Sybase IQ Agent enables Sybase Central to:
Start/stop servers
Access log files
Perform system functions
These functions are required by all IQ database administrators. If you have a multiplex database, the Sybase IQ Agent must be running on each machine in your multiplex in order to fully administer a remote IQ server. Sybase Central can be running while you start and stop agents.
This section gives instructions on running the agent on both UNIX and Windows platforms.
