What is the purpose of pagesize() with parameters in ASE 15+?
Since Sybase engineering decided not to support multiple page sizes per ASE instance, wouldn't pagesize() always equal @@maxpagesize? pagesizeDescriptionReturns the page size, in bytes, for the...
View ArticleWhere to find Sybase SQL Server 11.0.3.3 for Linux?
Simply put, since Sybase SQL Server 11.0.3.3 (with esd 6) for Linux was the lastversion of Sybase that could be used in production for FREE, where can people legally download it? I know that if you...
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ASE 15.7: Threaded vs. Process Kernel Mode - Solaris/RHEL cross-tests
I am back with the comparative tests: threaded kernel mode versus process kernel mode. I have seen in my earlier tests that process kernel mode seems to get slightly better throughput under the same...
View ArticleRetriving the CS_IODESC structure for an text/image column that is NULL
Hi, I'm having trouble retrieving the CS_IODESC structure for an image column that contains a NULL value (ASE 15.0.3 and 15.5) using OpenClient 15.7. The actual program is a DBD::Sybase perl script,...
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ASE 15.7: Threaded Kernel vs. Process Kernel: Throughput Variance
I have just finished performing a controlled analysis of general performance differences for ASE 15.7 running process and threaded kernel mode on various platforms and hosts (RHEL running on Dell Xeon...
View ArticleSAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise on VMware vSphere - Essential...
This paper describes the advantages and technical considerations for running SAP Sybase ASE on the VMware vSphere platform. This document is written for architects and engineers who are responsible for...
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Sybase Control Center and SAP
Now that SAP is exerting control over the policies and procedures within Sybase, will Sybase Control Center be redesigned to be usable? I mean, it appears to be only partially implemented, provides no...
View ArticleViolin Flash Memory Arrays Certified with SAP Sybase ASE
Violin Memory, Inc., provider of memory-based storage systems, and SAP AG today (April 16th) announced that Violin 6000 Series Flash Memory Arrays are now certified for interoperability with SAP...
View Articlestriping and performance
some questions regarding dumping databases to stripes. how do we decide the optimal number of stripes in terms of performance for dump database? afaik, the important factors are : 1. CPUs/engines2....
View ArticleASE 15.0.3 on Redhat Linux
We are currently running ASE 15.0.3/EBF 16549 ESD#1 on Red Hat Linux AS4 (2.6.9-103.ELsmp #1 SMP) and are looking to upgrade the OS to Red Hat AS6 (2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP).Is 15.0.3 supported on...
View Articleusing DML replication to bypass row count mismatch in rep svr 15.6
I am planning to change my warm standby rep svr environment to "sql DML replication" mode to bypass the "row count mismatch" issue that occurs frequently when replicating tables with no primary key. I...
View ArticleIn a select clause, what can not be resolved by hashing?
In ASE 15.0, which of the following select clauses can NOT be resolved by hashing? DistinctGroup ByHavingOrder by
View ArticleAfaria on Sybase ASE
Hello community, Please could someone tell me if it is possible to deploy Afaria using the Sybase ASE database? I've seen during the Afaria install that the DB must be on SQL or iAnywhere. Id just like...
View ArticleSybase ASE Upgrade Question
Hello fellow forum members, Two questions: Question 1: Ideally we NEED to test v15.7 with our existing custom enterprise application andwould like to install v15.7 in VMWare Vsphere version 5.0/5.1...
View Articlemax online engines on Sybase Small Business Edition
Hello, be executing psrinfo command on Solaris machine I see 24 online engines running. Machine has two Intel Xeon X5675 CPUs, every CPU (by specification) has 6 cores with hyper threading. This is...
View Articleerror while restoring sybase database
Hi Everyone, While restoring database from different SID, got the below error. Am trying to kill the users which are trying to use the database to be restored.Any suggestions please, Below is the...
View ArticleWait event 157 (wait for object to be returned to pool)
Hi, Yesterday evening we had a long running process that generated a ton of 157 wait events (13k events over two hours, totaling over 2500 seconds).I tried to look at the cache statistics via MDA data,...
View ArticleASE FAQ: What do the numbers at the beginning of each line in the errorlog mean?
Q: What do the numbers at the beginning of each line in the errorlog mean? A: Most entries in the ASE errorlog have a prefix in the form aa:bbbb:ccccc:ddddd:<date> <component>...
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Q: Are connections using net password encryption?
Q: Are connections using net password encryption? Turning on the sp_configure setting “net password encryption required” setting can greatly improve security. Client applications that have not been...
View ArticleASE FAQ: What do the numbers at the beginning of each line in the errorlog mean?
Q: What do the numbers at the beginning of each line in the errorlog mean? A: Most entries in the ASE errorlog have a prefix in the form aa:bbbb:ccccc:ddddd:<date> <component>...
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