IBM GC23-7753-05 manual Server Instance Manager Command-Line Options, Purpose

2.Select the Installation Method, and click Create New to create a new instance of the database server.

3.Follow the prompts.

After you enter the required information, the Server Instance Manager installs services, records environment variables, updates the registry, and creates an onconfig file for the new database server instance.

Server Instance Manager Command-Line Options

The instmgr.exe utility extends the ability to configure an IBM Informix Dynamic Server instance with command-line options.

Purpose

The instmgr.exe utility is a command-line version of the Server Instance Manager.

You must have administrative privileges on the database server. However, local administrator privileges are sufficient, even if the database server was installed for domain use.

The following table describes the instmgr.exe utility options.

Table 2-2. instmgr.exe Utility Options

Option	Meaning
-alias	Command line for standalone support of DRDA in the DBMS.
DRDA_server_alias
-drdaport DRDA_port
drdasvc
DRDA_service_name
-apwpassword	Specifies the user informix password for a new instance.
-c-nservername -apw	Creates an instance of the database server.
informix_password
-rename -apw	Rename an existing server name.
informix_password -n
new_name old_name
-s .ini_filename	Initialize the specified instance in silent mode.
-f .ini_ filename	Retrieve some information from a partial initialization file, and the
	remainder from the user.
-d-nservername	Delete the specified instance. Warning: This removes related
	dbspaces and deletes the data.
-dall	Delete all instances. Warning: This removes related dbspaces and
	deletes the data.
-uall -v version	Upgrade all instances to the specified version. (Upgrading a single
	instance in a multi-instance environment is not supported.)
-r -v version -n	Revert the specified instance to the specified version.
servername
-rall -v version	Revert all instances to the specified version.
-b64Base64_password	Specifies Base64–encoded password.
-l	Indicates cluster installation.

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