Basic demonstration database server: Select the Initialize Server checkbox in the installation application and ensure that the settings for the server name, service name, port, and server number are accurate.
Instance Configuration Wizard: A more customized database server can be created with the Instance Configuration Wizard. Select the Initialize Server and Enable the default configuration file checkboxes to use this feature. Read the “Instance Configuration Wizard” on page
Important: If you check the box by Initialize Server, the database server initializes automatically after installation and deletes any existing data on the host computer.
Alternatively, you can skip server configuration and configure the database server manually after installation is complete using the Server Instance Manager (instmgr.exe) utility.
Demonstration Database Server on Your System
The following information about the demonstration database server can help you decide what installation setup and settings to choose:
vThe demonstration database server should have on your system a server number between 0 and 255 that is not shared with another instance. If all the valid server numbers are used by other instances and you want to install the demonstration server, it is recommended that you make one of the server numbers available only for the IDS demonstration instance before launching the installation.
vThe installation application automatically searches for and assigns a unique, unused server number for your demonstration database server. You can also specify a server number between 0 and 255. If you enter a server number that is used by another instance, the installation application does not accept it and does one of the following:
1.If a server number between 0 and 255 is unused on your system, the demonstration database server is assigned this number.
2.If the installation application is unable to find another unused server number, then the number that you provided will be used.
vIf you select the shipped configuration file, the name assigned to the demonstration database server depends on what installation setup is being used:
Typical Setup: The installation application dynamically creates a database server name, and the information about it is displayed in a message.
Custom Setup: You provide the database server name.
The ONCONFIG environment variable is set to the sample configuration file located at %INFORMIXDIR%\etc\onconfig.demo_server_name. Details about this are displayed before the installation application copies files. The information is also stored in %INFORMIXDIR%\logs\IDS_install_date_time.log.
vWhen the installation application initializes the demonstration database server, the following databases are built automatically: sysmaster, sysuser, sysutils, and sysadmin.
vThe message log regarding installation of the demonstration database server is located in %INFORMIXDIR%\demo_server_name.log.
Chapter 1. Preparing to Install IDS (Windows)