Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks CD, and the Sybase Product Documentation Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The SyBooks CD contains product manuals and is included with your software. The Eclipse-based SyBooks browser allows you to access the manuals in an easy-to-use, HTML-based format.
Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Refer to the SyBooks Installation Guide on the Getting Started CD, or the README.txt file on the SyBooks CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.
The SyBooks browser software runs on Windows and Linux platforms.
Users with non-Linux UNIX platforms must use Acrobat Reader to open
PDF files on the SyBooks CD.
The Sybase Product Documentation Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Documentation Web site, go to Product Documentation.
Creating a filter to narrow your search of the
online documentation
Point your Web browser to Sybooks Online Infocenter Help.
Click Create/Edit search filter.
Select Search within a user-defined search filter in the Select search filter dialog box.
Click Create New Filter.
Enter a name for your search filter in the New Search Filter list dialog box. For example, IQ_15.2_Install_Guides.
Scroll down to your product and select the product or expand the list of documentation for this product in the Select product(s) list. For example, scroll down to Sybase IQ 15.2 and click the plus sign.
Select the documents to search and click OK. For example, select the five Installation and Configuration Guides for the IQ_15.2_Install_Guides filter.
Select the filter name and click OK in the Select search filter dialog box. The name of the search filter displays in the Current search filter drop-down box and is used for your next search.
