ASA Database Administration Guide
Running the Database Server
When you log on to a computer using a user ID and a password, you establish a session. When you start a database server, or any other application, it runs within that session. When you log off the computer, all applications associated with the session terminate.
It is common to require database servers to be available all the time. To make this easier, you can run Adaptive Server Anywhere for Windows NT/2000/XP and for UNIX in such a way that, when you log off the computer, the database server remains running. The way you do this depends on your operating system.
UNIX daemon You can run the UNIX database server as a daemon using the -ud option, enabling the database server to run in the background, and to continue running after you log off.
For more information, see Running the UNIX database server as a daemon.
Windows service You can run the Windows database server as a service. This has many convenient properties for running high availability servers.
For more information, see Understanding Windows services.
Running the UNIX database server as a daemon
Understanding Windows services
Programs that can be run as Windows services
Managing services
Adding a service
Removing a service
Configuring services
Setting the service polling frequency
Starting, stopping, and pausing services
The Windows Service Manager
Running more than one service