Connecting to a Cluster

When starting Sybase Central, the main window opens, displaying the ASE plug-in, with the list of icons of the clusters and instances to which you have previously connected. If the cluster is running, a green triangle appears inside the icon next to the cluster name.

Note: If you have difficulty connecting to a server or viewing it in the tree view in the left pane, check to make sure the Connection profile found in the toolbar under Tools > Connect contains the port number associated with the server in the interfaces file. If you are using PC-Client on Windows check the port number associated with the server in the %SYBASE%\ini\sql.ini file.

The fastest way to connect to a running cluster in the list is to right-click the cluster name and select Connect. The ASE plug-in uses the previous connection data to make the connection. If a cluster does not appear in the tree view, you can find it with Server Discovery or provide the cluster’s host and port, login name, and password information. Either method starts by clicking the Connect icon in the toolbar near the top of the Sybase Central window.

If you know the required connection information, enter it into the appropriate fields in the Connect window. If you do not have the host and port number for the cluster or a cluster node, enter the login name and password and click Find. The Unified Agent searches for clusters and provide a list of those available. If the list does not include the cluster you are searching for, you need to change your discovery settings.

  1. Select Tools > Connect. If you are running multiple registered Sybase Central plug-ins, select the ASE plug-in.
  2. Enter the login name you want to use to connect to the instance.
  3. Enter the password for the login.
  4. Select the cluster name from the Server Name list, which is populated with entries from the interfaces file, or type in the host and port of a cluster node. In Windows, with PC Client, it is populated from sql.ini file.
  5. (Optional) Specify the host and port of an instance within the cluster.
  6. Click OK.
Parent topic: Creating a Cluster Using ASE Plug-in