Pre-Requisites for Connections to Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) Basic DBMS & DBMS Version Support Do OpenLink drivers connect to Sybase? Sybase version support Detecting the Sybase DBMS version Database Native Client Requirements Understanding the Sybase native client When do I need the Sybase native client? Obtain the Sybase native client (a.k.a "OpenClient") Configure the Sybase native client Key Database Native Variables (Set Before OpenLink Install) DSQUERY SYBASE Database Native Settings You Need to Know Identify the Sybase instance name Identify the Sybase listen port Database Configuration for Unicode Unicode Configuration Database Configuration for XA Support XA Configuration