Installing Adaptive Server Using Binary Overlay

Use InstallShield to install Adaptive Server version 15.7 on top of an Adaptive Server that is no earlier than version 15.x.

1. From your SYBASE directory, shut down the servers that are using the binaries,
2. Use InstallShield to load the new software from the CD or DVD.
   Navigate to the CD or DVD drive and enter ./setup.bin.
3. Install Adaptive Server 15.7 into the existing $SYBASE installation path.
   Note: Once files are loaded into your $SYBASE directory, select not to configure the new server, and click Continue to finish the installation.
4. Restart Adaptive Server:

   $SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/install/startserver [-f RUN_server_name file]

5. Run select @@version. The server should now be at version 15.7.
6. In Adaptive Server version 15.7, several changes have been made to the system stored procedures and many new error messages have been added. After performing a binary overlay, you must perform the postinstallation tasks before running installmaster or instmsgs.ebf.