In addition to making regularly scheduled backups, the system administrator generally
also performs other maintenance activities throughout the life of a server.
Starting and Stopping SAP ASE
Most system administrators automate the procedure for starting SAP ASE to coincide with the start-up of the server machine. Do this by editing operating system start-up scripts, or by using other operating system procedures.
Viewing and Pruning the Error Log
You can use operating system scripts to scan the error log for particular messages and to automatically notify the system administrator when specific errors occur. Checking the error log regularly may help determine whether there are continuing problems of the same nature, or whether a particular database device is likely to fail.