Determining How ASE Shutdown From An Errorlog
If you find your ASE server unexpectedly not running, the errorlog can provide some useful clues as to how it shutdown. Obligatory anecdote:Many years ago, I once worked a support case with a customer...
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SAP ASE 16.0 Scalability in a Virtualized Environment
You've heard that SAP ASE 16 offers significant new functionality to boost speed and scalability as we've shared benchmarks supporting this claim in previous blogs. And in case you missed ISUG-TECH,...
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Transformables: From Warm Standby to Active-Active MSA with Zero Downtime...
How often in your career do you have a chance to dismantle the old architecture in its entirety and build it again - completely redesigned? Usually, a company upgrades the hardware once in a...
View ArticleReminder SAP Data Management Forum London 10 July 2014
Join us for the UK launch of the SAP Data Management Forum, where we can't wait to tell you about the latest SAP Data Management solutions with new capabilities to solve your most demanding data...
View ArticleUse of LIO Ratio (LIOs/CPU Time) to measure performance
ElapseTime = CPU Time + WaitTime A crude form to account for CPUTime would be something like this CPUTime = Time to perform LIOs + Time to Parse and Compile + CPU Spins because of spinlock contention...
View ArticleSAP ASE 16 New On Demand Resources
On Demand Technical Webcasts Feature New Capabilities in Latest Release We’ve just concluded a very successful 5-part webcast series on SAP ASE 16. The series covered the new features in this latest...
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SAP & Simplicity: While Some Struggle to Embrace It, Others Are Fortunate to...
Hey, Whoever submits a google search for SAP & SIMPLICITY will find himself/herself showered with conflicting opinions: SAP & Simplicity? Prffff. Give me a break....SAP & Simplicity?...
View ArticleASE 16 & Managing VLDB’s with VLH (Very Large Hardware)
VLDB’s….it seems when discussing these, everyone focuses on the data volume aspect and the operational concerns. These, of course, are very valid points. However, when working with VLDB’s, we also...
View ArticleHugePages for Sybase / SAP ASE databases on linux
Hello SYB DBAs, you may be noticed a message in your DB log which looks like this:"Could not allocate memory using Huge Pages. Allocated using regular pages. For better performance, reboot the server...
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ASE 16: Data & Index Compression
Okay, so data compression isn’t new to ASE 16 - SAP first supported data compression in ASE 15.7. Index compression is new in ASE 16, but perhaps it takes a bit of background in data compression as a...
View ArticleWhich wash buffer needs tuning?
Greetings fellow DBAs, I am trying to reduce the 'Buffers Washed Dirty' for my system's default data cache (as seen in sp_sysmon: Data Cache Management->cache: Default Data Cache->Buffer Wash...
View ArticleMsg 3121 on restore, created with dbisql client
I'm running on ASE 15.5 ESD 5[.2, etc] Linux RHEL 6, 64bit, and had an amusing experience with restore you might want to know about. I restored a database I have been building on another server, and...
View ArticleUKSUG hosts Technical Data Management Event in London – November 20th, 2014
If you are a data management professional working with SAP’s Database and Technology products in the UK or Europe don’t miss TechSelect 2014 on November 20th in London. Hosted by UKSUG, this full day...
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SYB: Update statistics - function datachange bug or feature?
Hi ASE specialists, once again I'm facing an interesting issue on Sybase / SAP ASE.May be you know how important it is to have updated statistics in your DB. The newer the statistics, the better for...
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For all the Sybase professionals in Aus & NZ region
RDBMS, column-based database, modelling & metadata… Are you an SAP Sybase technical professional in Australia or New Zealand?Would you like to learn the latest information and catch up with your...
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Fujitsu and SAP update the Fujitsu Power Appliance for SAP Adaptive Sever...
Fujitsu and SAP have announced an updated version of the Fujitsu Power Appliance for SAP Adaptive Sever Enterprise. The appliances are now available in 4 different sizes (Entry, Midsize, Enterprise and...
View ArticleQuick access to ASE information to deal with your customers
Have you ever wanted to quickly find information on ASE? This day has come. This “Assets Snapshot” gives access to the information you need to deal more effectively with your customers. You find...
View ArticleSAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SAP has put Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) in the cloud. You can now use Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7 Enterprise Edition Windows and Linux on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Bring Your Own...
View ArticleCall for participation in the SAP ASE Beta Program - Participate and help...
2015 will bring exciting new innovations to SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise. We are seeking customers and partners interested in testing the planned new functionality as part of a beta program....
View ArticleAnnouncing ISUG-TECH 2015 Conference in Atlanta – Don’t Miss It!
We’re excited to announce that we have teamed up with ISUG-TECH once again to host the ISUG-TECH Conference in Atlanta, GA on March 29th– April 2nd. Over 200 SAP data managers and developers attended...
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