Sybase 15 User Manual

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CHAPTER 1 Before You Begin

Installation Guide for UNIX

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2

Launch the Sybase installer program by entering:

./setup

3

The Welcome Window displays. Click Next.

4

Accept the license agreement.

5

Enter or select the destination directory.

6

Select the custom installation.

7

Select only SySAM Network License Server for installation.

8

Unselect other components, to install the Net License Server only.

9

Click OK for the installer to install SySAM licensing tools.

10 Get the host ID for the machine on which the new license server will run.

To get the host ID:

a

Go to $SYBASE/$SYBASE_SYSAM/bin where $SYBASE is the Sybase
installation directory and $SYBASE_SYSAM is the directory for
SYSAM-2_0.

b

Enter:

./lmutil lmhostid

Note

If your machine has multiple network adapters,

lmutil lmhostid

returns host IDs associated with each adapter. Choose one of the IDs.
Avoid using IDs for removable network adapters.

c

Save the host ID to use at the Sybase Product Download Center.

11 Go to

the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC) at

https://sybase.subscribenet.com

.

12 Get the license you want to install.

a

Log in to your account. When you place an order for Sybase software,
the Sold To and Ship To contacts become members of the Sybase
Product download Center account, and their e-mail addresses are
automatically added as a login. The Sold To Contact is also
established as the administrator of the account. Each member receives
a welcome message from the Sybase Product Download Center,
which contains a login name and password. In addition, Technical
Support contacts are added as members to the Sybase Product
Download Center account.

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