SOLID Server
Administrator's Guide

WELCOME

SOLID Server^TM is the database server for your new applications and products.

It is extremely easy to set up, and has a small footprint. Its maintenance is care-free, requiring little or no administration. It is perfectly suited to be distributed in countless copies.

And it is full of high-power technology.

SOLID Server offers high performance within SQL standards. It is easy to embed in your applications. It is fully scaleable from small mobile devices to heavy-weight multiprocessing environments. It provides the features you would expect to find in an industrial-strength database server. Multithread architecture, stored procedures, row level transaction management - you name it.

Database Technology Made Easy.

This Guide

This Administrator's Guide is designed to make the administration of your SOLID Server even smoother. You can use this guide to learn how to use your SOLID Server, or you can refer to it whenever you need to know how a specific administrative procedure is performed. This guide is divided into the following parts:

Introduction

Introduction to SOLID Server familiarizes you with the background and components of your SOLID database management system.

Administration

The following chapters give you step-by-step instructions on how to perform various administrative procedures:

Basic Administrative Tasks covers the typical administration tasks such as starting, connecting to, and shutting down servers.

Database Maintenance explains how to make backups, create checkpoints, and use timed commands.

Using SOLID Tools describes the available utilities for handling database operations.

Administration with SQL Statements gives readers the information they need to manage users, tables and indexes.

Network Connections describes how to connect to SOLID Server using different communication protocols.

Advanced Features

The next chapters give you additional information about SOLID Server including Parameter Settings , Performance Tuning, SOLID Server Diagnostic Tools, and Problem Reporting.

Appendixes

The Appendixes give you detailed information about error messages, configuration parameters, and SOLID SQL functionality.
The Glossary of Terms explains some of the terminology used in SOLID Server documentation.

Other Solid Documentation

SOLID Server documentation is distributed both as printed material and as Windows Help or HTML files.

Solid Online Services on our Web server offer the latest product and technical information free of charge. The service is located at:
http://www.solidtech.com/

Printed Manuals

SOLID Server Administrator's Guide describes administrative procedures and gives information about SOLID SQL functionality.

SOLID Server Programmer’s Guide and Reference contains basic information about using the SOLID SQL API directly, e.g., from C language, and how to exploit the advanced features of SOLID Server. It also provides the SOLID SQL API function reference.

Electronic Documentation

Read Me contains installation instructions and additional information about the specific product version. This readme.txt file is typically on the first SOLID Server diskette.

Release Notes contains additional information about the specific product version. This relnotes.txt file is typically on the SOLID Server diskettes and will be copied onto your system when you install the software.

SOLID Remote Control^TM Help tells you how to use the SOLID Remote Control administration program to perform the easy steps to manage your SOLID Servers.

SOLID SQL Editor^TM Help tells you how to use the SOLID SQL Editor, a tool for executing SQL queries and commands.

SOLID Server Administrator's Guide is available electronically in either Windows Help or HTML format.

SOLID Server Programmer’s Guide and Reference is available electronically in either Windows Help or HTML format.