Connecting to Adaptive Server Via Sybase Central

Sybase Central provides a graphical user interface where you can perform Adaptive Server administrative tasks.

The Sybase Central interface provides a hierarchical list of servers in the left pane and a list of details for the selected server in the right pane. To select a server, click the icon in the left pane.

  1. From the Windows task-bar, select Start Programs > Sybase > Sybase Central.
  2. In the left pane, click the server to which you want to connect.
  3. In the Login window, enter the system administrator’s user name and password.

    You must log in as the system administrator to perform administrative tasks.

  4. Click OK.
Warning!  

The first time you log in to Adaptive Server, use the default “sa” user name and leave the password blank. After you log in for the first time, change the system administrator’s password. See Setting the System Administrator password.

The Adaptive Server plug-in to Sybase Central does not display all servers listed in the SQL.ini file. Instead, Sybase Central lists only those servers that you connected to earlier, or those servers that are started as Windows services.

To access a new server for the first time, select Tools | Connect to select a server listed in the SQL.ini file.

Parent topic: Post Installation Tasks