LKBEN10787: Sybase SQLAnywhere: Error when trying to run different database Engines with same name on same subnet
LKB | Created: 02/04/2020 | Version: 0 | Language: EN | Rating: 0 | Outdated: False | Marked for deletion: False
Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Symptom
Two identical configured SQLAnywhere servers on same collision domain - only the first to be started gets his SQLAny-service /-deamon running
Cause
SQLAnywhere servers communicate database information via broadcast by default
Solution
In order to change the default behaviour, start the SQLAny - service with parameter "-x tcpip(DoBroadcast=NO)".
About the Author
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux in different European countries and different European languages. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform where he is one of the most important contributors and the main developer.