The installation process differs between private and shared installations.
Regardless of installation type, each instance of Adaptive Server in the cluster shares:
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All databases and database
devices (for example, all instances share the same master database).
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A quorum device, which coordinates instances
with the cluster.
Shared Installation |
Private Installation |
Each instance of Adaptive Server in the cluster shares: -
A common $SYBASE directory
- The interfaces file,
unless LDAP is used for server lookup
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All configuration files, including the cluster input
file
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All server binaries (for example, dataserver)
and all scripts (for example, installmaster)
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Each instance of Adaptive Server in the cluster maintains its own:-
$SYBASE directory
- The interfaces file, unless LDAP is used for server lookup
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Server configuration file
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See the Cluster Users Guide.