User Guide

118 Administering ColdFusion Server
ColdFusion data source. See “Adding Data Sources for ColdFusion” on page 82 for
more information about adding data sources to ColdFusion.
Configuring Sybase System 11 Options (UNIX)
If ColdFusion Server Enterprise edition is installed on a UNIX server, you can configure
Sybase System 11 ColdFusion data sources using either native or ODBC drivers.
Native Driver: Sybase System 11 (UNIX)
ColdFusion native drivers are the same for both Windows NT and UNIX. To see
ColdFusion options for the Sybase System 11 native driver, see the table in “Native
Driver: Sybase System 11 (Windows)” on page 117.
ODBC: Sybase System 11 (UNIX)
The following table describes ColdFusion options for the MERANT Sybase System 11
ODBC driver. You set these options when you configure a ColdFusion data source. See
“Adding Data Sources for ColdFusion” on page 82 for more information about adding
data sources to ColdFusion.
Sybase System 11/Adaptive Server 11.5 Native Database Driver Options
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your ODBC data source.
Description Descriptive information about the data source.
Server Enter the name of the server hosting the Sybase System 11
database.
Default Database Enter the name of the default database to use on the specified
server.
MERANT Sybase System 11 ODBC Options
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your ODBC data source.
Description Descriptive information about the data source.
Database Name The name of the database to which you want to connect.
Server Name The name of the server containing the Sybase tables you want to
access. If not supplied, the initial default is the server name in the
DSQUERY environment variable. On UNIX, the name of a server
from your $SYBASE/interfaces file.