Product descriptions and directory layout
8 Adaptive Server Enterprise
Note For more information about Adaptive Server specifications see Chapter
1, “Introduction” in the Configuration Guide for your platform.
Product descriptions and directory layout
The Adaptive Server installation installs a wide array of software products into
the SYBASE directory. Table 1-3 provides a brief description of the server
products installed, and the top-level directory structure.
Note Starting with ASE 15.0.2, the Enhanced Full-Text Search (EFTS)
optional product will be not be shipped with ASE. It is now shipped separately
as a stand alone product. Please contact customer service for more information.
Table 1-3: Product description
Product Description
Adaptive Server and
Historical Server
Installed into the ASE-15_0 directory.
• Adaptive Server – the database server.
• Backup Server – an Open Server-based application that manages all database
backup (dump) and restore (load) operations.
• Monitor Server – an Open Server-based application that obtains performance
information on Adaptive Server and makes that information available to Monitor
Server client applications.
• XP Server– an Open Server application that manages and executes extended
stored procedures (ESPs) from within Adaptive Server.
• Job Scheduler – provides a job scheduler for Adaptive Server. Job Scheduler
components are located in their own directory at ASE-15_0/jobscheduler/.
