What a server installation does

A typical server installation installs Sybase IQ server and support components into a parent directory on the host machine.

Parent installation directory

The parent directory contains files, scripts, and other objects required to support Sybase IQ server.

The default installation directory is C:\Sybase. You can, however, specify another target directory during the installation process. This document uses the variable %SYBASE% to refer to the parent directory.

A list of the major subdirectories in the parent directory appears below.

Directory

Contents

charsets

Character sets available for use with Adaptive Server.

collate

Collation sequences available for use with Adaptive Server.

ini

Various configuration files.

IQ-15_2

Subdirectories, scripts, and property files required to run Sybase IQ server.

jConnect-6_0

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for Sybase IQ.

locales

Language modules for system messages and date/time formats.

shared

Components and libraries shared by several other components, including Sybase Central and Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

SYSAM-2_0

SySAM licenses and utilities. This directory contains two subdirectories: bin and licenses.

uninstall

Subdirectories for scripts that uninstall IQ and SySAM.

Sybase IQ installation directory

The Sybase IQ installation directory is IQ-15_2, and is a subdirectory within %SYBASE%.

This directory contains files, scripts, and other objects required to run Sybase IQ server. This document uses the variable %IQDIR15% to refer to the Sybase IQ installation directory. A list of the major subdirectories you are likely to use in this directory during installation appears in the table below.

Directory

Contents

Assembly

ADO.NET and .NET assembly files.

bin<platform>

Utilities you use to start and manage your server. <platform> value is 64 or 32 depending on your installation.

charsets

Character encoding files.

demo

A readme that identifies the location of the demo database scripts and sample data: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\SybaseIQ\demo directory.

install

Installation history file.

java

Different JAR files.

logfiles

Various logfiles. Sybase IQ writes log files to this directory.

lsunload

Local Store Unload utility.

scripts

Sample scripts and stored procedures.

SDK

Subdirectories for various language utilities.

snmp

Definitions for Simple Network Management Protocol servers.

sun

Local copy of the JRE to support Java in the database.

Sysam

Local SySAM configuration information.

support

A Web page with links to online resources.

unload

Various unload scripts, files and utilities.