Installation Workflow

Learn about installation prerequisites and the installation workflow.

  1. Install operating system patches, and verify that the operating system meets the version-level, RAM, and network protocol requirements specified in System Requirements.
  2. Before installing the software, shut down earlier versions of Adaptive Server.
  3. Create a “sybase” account on your system to perform all installation tasks. Create all devices using this “sybase” account.
  4. Maintain consistent ownership and privileges for all files and directories. A single user—the Sybase system administrator with read, write, and execute permissions—should perform all installation, upgrade, and setup tasks.
  5. If you are using an account that is local to only one physical box, create the "sybase" user account on each machine with the same user ID.
  6. Ping the host to verify that your network software is configured.
  7. Adjust the operating system shared memory parameter for your platform. See Adjusting the Operating System Shared Memory Parameter for information on how to do this.
  8. Obtain your host ID. See Obtaining The Host ID.
  9. Decide which SySAM model to use. See Obtaining a License.
  10. Access SPDC. See Accessing SPDC.
  11. Generate a license. See Generating a License.