Essential DBA Tasks (courtesy of the Complete Sybase ASE Quick Reference Guide)

* Perform database and transaction log dumps (daily/hourly)
* Run dbcc checkstorage for all database and follow up on any problems found (weekly)
* Run update index statistics on user tables (weekly/as needed)
* Regular preventative stop and restart of ASE server
(they suggest monthly but in my experience, other than applying EBFs you don’t ever need to take down the server)
* Monitor server errorlog for anomalies (daily)
* Troubleshoot unforeseen emergences (ad-hoc read daily )
* Attend to (end) user / developer needs (whenever)

Additional/Optional DBA Tasks (also courtesy of the Complete Sybase ASE Quick Reference Guide)

Monitor growth of data volume and log space usage (daily/weekly)
Defragment tables (reorg or (re)build clustered index) (monthly/quarterly)
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