The Sybase® IQ 15.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows provides information you need to install Sybase IQ. This book includes:
Installation procedures for Sybase IQ Server and Client components.
Instructions on how to install Sybase IQ with SySAM 2.
Migration procedures for legacy databases.
This book is intended for Sybase System Administrators and other qualified personnel who are familiar with their system’s environment, networks, disk resources, and media devices.
The Sybase IQ 15.0 documentation set includes the following documents:
Sybase IQ Error Messages – Lists Sybase IQ error messages referenced by Sybase error code, SQLCode, and SQLState, and SQL preprocessor errors and warnings.
Installation and Configuration Guide – Provides platform-specific instructions on installing, migrating to a new version, and configuring Sybase IQ for a particular platform.
New Features Guide – Documents new features and behavior changes for this version.
Quick Start – Lists steps to build and query the demo database supplied with Sybase IQ.
Release Bulletin – Provides information about last-minute changes to the product and documentation. Read for help if you encounter a problem.
Refer back to the 12.7 documentation set for syntax and functionality that is unchanged. To access the Infocenter Web site, go to Sybooks Online Help.
The Sybase IQ 12.7 documentation set includes the following documents:
Encrypted Columns – Covers the use of user encrypted columns within the Sybase IQ data repository. You need a separate license to install this product option.
Introduction to Sybase IQ – Includes hands-on exercises for those unfamiliar with Sybase IQ or with the Sybase Central™ database management tool.
Large Objects Management – Explains storage and retrieval of Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) and Character Large Objects (CLOBs) within the Sybase IQ data repository. You need a separate license to install this product option.
Performance and Tuning Guide – Describes query optimization, design, and tuning issues for very large databases.
Reference Manual – Describes stored procedures, data types, system tables, and the SQL statements and options that Sybase IQ supports.
System Administration Guide – Covers administration issues such as database creation and load operations, data security and integrity, server start-up and connection, and multiplex operations.
Sybase IQ Troubleshooting and Recovery Guide – Read to solve problems and perform system recovery and database repair.
Utility Guide – Provides Sybase IQ utility program reference material, such as available syntax, parameters, and options.
Sybase IQ and SQL Anywhere
Because Sybase IQ is
an extension of SQL Anywhere® Studio, a component of SQL
Anywhere Studio®, Sybase IQ supports many of the same
features as SQL Anywhere. The IQ documentation set refers you to
SQL Anywhere Studio documentation where appropriate.
Documentation for SQL Anywhere:
SQL Anywhere Server – Database Administration describes how to run, manage, and configure SQL Anywhere databases. It describes database connections, the database server, database files, backup procedures, security, high availability, and replication with Replication Server, as well as administration utilities and options.
SQL Anywhere Server – Programming describes how to build and deploy database applications using the C, C++, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, and .NET programming languages such as Visual Basic and Visual C#. A variety of programming interfaces such as ADO.NET and ODBC are described.
SQL Anywhere Server – SQL Reference provides reference information for system procedures, and the catalog (system tables and views). It also provides an explanation of the SQL Anywhere implementation of the SQL language (search conditions, syntax, data types, and functions).
You can also refer to the SQL Anywhere documentation in the SQL Anywhere Studio 11.0 collection at Product Manuals and in DocCommentXchange.
Documentation for Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM):
Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) 2 introduces asset management concepts and provides instructions for establishing and administering SySAM 2 licenses.
SySAM 2 Quick Start Guide tells you how to get your SySAM-enabled Sybase product up and running quickly.
FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide explains FLEXnet Licensing for administrators and end users and describes how to use the tools which are part of the standard FLEXnet Licensing distribution kit from Sybase.
Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks™ CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The Sybase Product Manuals Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.
Infocenter is an online version of SyBooks that you can view using a standard Web browser. To access the Infocenter Web site, go to Sybooks Online Help.
Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.
Finding the latest product certifications
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Either select the product family and product under Search by Base Product; or select the platform and product under Search by Platform.
Select Search to display the availability and certification report for the selection.
Creating a personalized view of the Sybase Web
site (including support pages)
Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.
Finding the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.
Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
This documentation uses the following syntax conventions in syntax descriptions:
Keywords SQL keywords are shown in UPPERCASE. However, SQL keywords are case insensitive, so you can enter keywords in any case you wish; SELECT, Select, and select are equivalent.
Placeholders Items that must be replaced with appropriate identifiers or expressions are shown in italics.
Continuation Lines beginning with an ellipsis (...) are a continuation of the statements from the previous line.
Repeating items Lists of repeating items are shown with an element of the list followed by an ellipsis (...). One or more list elements are allowed. If multiple elements are specified, they must be separated by commas.
Optional portions Optional portions of a statement are enclosed by square brackets. For example:
RELEASE SAVEPOINT [ savepoint-name ]
The square brackets indicate that the savepoint-name is optional. The brackets should not be typed.
Options When none or only one of a list of items must be chosen, the items are separated by vertical bars and the list enclosed in square brackets. For example:
[ ASC | DESC ]
The square brackets indicate that you can choose ASC, DESC, or neither. The brackets should not be typed.
Alternatives When precisely one of the options must be chosen, the alternatives are enclosed in curly braces. For example:
QUOTES { ON | OFF }
The curly braces indicate that either ON or OFF must be provided. The braces should not be typed.
Table 1 lists the typographic conventions used in this documentation.
Item |
Description |
|---|---|
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SQL and program code is displayed in a mono-spaced (fixed-width) font. |
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Text entered by the user is shown in bold serif type. |
emphasis |
Emphasized words are shown in italic. |
file names |
File names are shown in italic. |
database objects |
Names of database objects, such as tables and procedures, are shown in bold, sans serif type in print, and in italic online. |
Sybase IQ includes scripts to create a demo database.
The demo database represents a small company. It contains internal information about the company (employees, departments, and financial data), as well as product information (products), sales information (sales orders, customers, and contacts), and financial information (fin_code, fin_data).
To create the demo database, run the file $IQDIR15/demo/mkiqdemo.sh on UNIX or %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\SybaseIQ\demo\mkiqdemo.bat on Windows. The sample database is created in a file named iqdemo.db.
This document is available in an HTML version that is specialized for accessibility. You can navigate the HTML with an adaptive technology such as a screen reader, or view it with a screen enlarger.
Sybase IQ 15.0 and the HTML documentation have been tested for compliance with U.S. government Section 508 Accessibility requirements. Documents that comply with Section 508 generally also meet non-U.S. accessibility guidelines, such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines for Web sites.For information about accessibility support in the Sybase IQ plug-in for Sybase Central, see the plug-in online help, which you can navigate using a screen reader.
Configuring your accessibility tool
You might need to configure your accessibility tool for optimal
use. Some screen readers pronounce text based on its case; for example,
they pronounce ALL UPPERCASE TEXT as initials, and MixedCase Text
as words. You might find it helpful to configure your tool to announce
syntax conventions. Consult the documentation for your tool and
see the Introduction to Sybase IQ for information on using
screen readers.
For information about how Sybase supports accessibility, see Sybase Accessibility. The Sybase Accessibility site includes links to information on Section 508 and W3C standards.
For a Section 508 compliance statement for Sybase IQ, go to Sybase Accessibility.
Each Sybase installation that has purchased a support contract has one or more designated people who are authorized to contact Sybase Technical Support. If you cannot resolve a problem using the manuals or online help, please have the designated person contact Sybase Technical Support or the Sybase subsidiary in your area.
