Pre-installation Steps for installing Adaptive server.

[ifxtechie]

Hi,
I am new to Sybase but old to Informix. Just trying to set up a Sybase Adaptive server on my linux box.
Can anybody tell me where I can find installation guide.
or
Can anybody tell me the pre-installation steps to install adaptive server on Linux.
Pls also give me some useful hints,you think-of, any.
pls send me if you know any similarities between Ifnormix and Sybase.
Thanks
Partha

 

[Guest_imported]

Check Sybase.com, you will find very good documents
of Sybase installation for different platform.

Sarosh

 

[ifxtechie]

Thanks Siddiqui,
I found the docs. But they are very huge documents. Really they are good documents. If you know can you tell me basic steps to get going with the initial steps. Like user [sybase], directory [$SYBASE], etc. Can you pls give me these steps to install sybase.
Thanks in advance
Partha Parthasarathy, Hassan

 

[grega]

There is no quick way ... if you want to do a successful installation on Linux, read through the installation guide and make the appropriate notes.

You will thank us for it

Greg.

 

[RajD]

I agree with Greg's opinion. Sybase is not like any Microsoft product where you double click on the SETUP.EXE and sit back.

Have patience, start following the initial steps in the installation guide and you will be able to proceed further with an ease.

By the way, which version of ASE are you trying to install?

Raj

 

[ifxtechie]

Hi raj,
Thanks for the suggestion. I know and have dealt with Informix.
I am trying to install 12.5 adaptve server.
thanks
Parthasarathy, Hassan

 

[RajD]

Hi PH,
Try this
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You need Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), which is included in the standard bundle by all Linux distributors.

To Install Adaptive Server products using RPM:
(For help on RPM, enter: # /bin/rpm)

1)Login as ROOT
2)Place the Adaptive Server product CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If you need to mount the CD, enter:
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
3)From the Linux task bar, select the Gnome or KDE icon that launches the Linux applications menu.
4)Select System | GnoRPM (or the KDE RPM).
5) Select Install.
6) Select Add.
7) Highlight each package and click Add after each selection. The new packages are placed in the appropriate directory under Packages | Applications | Databases | Sybase.
8)Install all packages at once.

9)As each package is added to the RPM interface, a check box appears to its right. To install all RPM package simultaneously, select All but Installed from the drop-down list.

10)Click Install.

11)RPM creates the /opt/sybase-12.5 target directory and installs all packages.

12)Once the installation is complete, select Close.

13)Unmount the CD from the drive at your # prompt by entering:

# umount /dev/cdrom

RPM sets correct product permissions and ownership.

14) Now set the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
$SYBASE= /opt/sybase-12.5
$SYBASE_ASE= ASE
$SYBASE_OCS= OCS
$SYBASE_FTS= FTS
$SYBASE_SYSAM= SYSAM
$DISPLAY
You must manually set the $DISPLAY environment variable. See"Pre-installation tasks ".
your_display:0.0 where your_display is the name of your machine. This variable must be set when performing a remote installation.

$USER= sybase
$PATH= :/sbin
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[ifxtechie]

Thanks Raj. I was able to install.
Thanks for all for your help.
Partha Parthasarathy, Hassan