User's Reference
Administration
This section of the User's Reference contains the information necessary to administer Reality on UNIX and Windows host systems.
Reality supports multiple database environments, each of which can be thought of as an independent system. Administering a Reality database requires tasks to be carried out in both the host system (UNIX or Windows) and Reality environments.
Accordingly, this section is organised into parts to cover administration from the Reality and host environments. See Contents.
The intended audience for this volume is those responsible for administering a Reality database. The commands described in this volume comprise Reality commands provided in the SYSMAN or SYSPROG account only, or commands which require SYS2 privileges, and UNIX shell and non-graphical Windows system commands, specifically provided for Reality administration.
Contents
Part 1: About this Section
This topic describes the purpose and intended audience for the section, outlines its contents and lists other parts of the documentation referred to in the text.
An Overview of Reality Administration.
Part 2: Administration from the Reality Environment
Introduction to the Reality Environment.
Administration from Reality, including Securing the Database Using SSM and Database Account Management.
Part 3: Administration from the Host Environment
Reality in the Host Environment.
Reality Configuration on the Host.
Back-up and Recovery on the Host.
Part 4: Problem Solving
References
UNIX-Connect System Administration
Refer to the Document Directory for a description of the complete range of Reality user documentation.
Conventions
Conventions used in this section are listed in General Conventions.
Environment variables and path separators
UNIX and Windows use different methods of referencing environment variables. On UNIX, to use the value of an environment variable, the name of the variable must be prefixed by a dollar sign; for example, $REALROOT. On Windows, however, the variable name must be enclosed in percentage signs; for example, %REALROOT%.
UNIX and Windows also use different path separators: On UNIX, directory names must be separated with forward slashes (/), while on Windows, they must be separated by backslashes (\). Note also that on Windows, directories may be referred to as folders.
In general, environment variables and path separators are shown using UNIX conventions. If you have installed Reality on a Windows host, you must use the Windows equivalent.