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