Initializing and Starting the Database Server

Table 3-1. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Program Group (continued)

Menu Item	Description

Server Instance Manager	Creates and configures new server instances and
	removes configured server instances.

server-name	Opens a Command Prompt window for an initialized
	database server instance. You can use that window to
	run DB-Access and certain command-line utilities such
	as onstat, oncheck, and onspaces. (The oninit utility is
	designed to be started by a service rather than from this
	window.) If you have more than one database server
	instance, there is a shortcut menu for each of them.

Initializing and Starting the Database Server

After the database server is initialized once, you can start it manually or set it to start automatically when Windows starts.

You can initialize and start the server from the Control Panel interface or from the command line. If the server was initialized during installation, you do not need to initialize it again.

Important: To complete these tasks from the Control Panel, you must be a member of the Windows Administrators group. To complete them from the command line, you must be a member of the Informix-Admingroup. Do not use the oninit utility to start the database server. For detailed information about how to start the database server, see the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Administrator’s Guide.

To start the database server by using the Control Panel:

1.Choose one of the following options:

vStart > Control Panel > Administrative Tools

vControl Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services > Console Root > Services (Local) (for a Domain Controller)

2.Double-click Services.

3.Double-click Informix IDS - server_name from the list and specify the appropriate start options or accept the default ones. Verify the options on the General page of the dialog box:

vIf you want database server to start automatically when Windows starts, make sure that Startup type is set to Automatic. The database server is set to start automatically if you installed with a custom setup, or if you initialized the database server during a typical setup.

vIf the server is not initialized yet, type -iyin the Start Parameters field. This option creates and initializes the root dbspace. You do not need to do this if you chose to initialize the server during installation. The server needs to be initialized only once before you can start it. Warning: If you run the -iyswitch on a database server that has IDS databases, the data is deleted.

vClick OK to save your options.

4.Click Start.

Alternatively, to perform the tasks from the command line, click Start > Run and run the appropriate command from %INFORMIXDIR%\bin:

vTo start a database server that was already initialized once, run this command: starts server_name

Chapter 3. Post-Installation Tasks (Windows) 3-3

server-name

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