vTo initialize and then start the database server, run the command with the
starts server_name
Warning: If you run the
Stopping the Database Server
To stop the database server from the Control Panel, you must be a member of the Windows Administrators group. To stop the database server from the command line, you must be a member of the
To stop the database server:
vFrom the Control Panel:
1.Choose Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
2.
3.Select Informix IDS - server_name from the Service list box.
4.Click Stop.
vFrom the Command Prompt window:
1.Click Start > Programs > IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 to display the program group for the database server.
2.Click the database server instance (server_name) to display the Command Prompt window.
3.In the Command Prompt window, type: onmode
| Database Server Configuration After Installation |
| If you need to create a Dynamic Server instance after installation completes, you |
| can use the Server Instance Manager or use the standard configuration file |
| (onconfig.std) as a basis for a new configuration file. |
The genoncfg utility is an alternative configuration method if you are comfortable | |
working in a | |
parameters in an input file, from which the utility then generates a Dynamic | |
Server configuration file that is optimized for both your anticipated usage and | |
your host environment. You cannot use this utility to change a working | |
configuration file. The genoncfg utility is documented in the IBM Informix Dynamic | |
Server Administrator’s Reference. | |
| The following information is provided for advanced users who must manually |
| start or change configuration of a database server instance. |
Database Server Number
The database server number uniquely identifies a database server if more than one instance of the database server is installed.
If only one instance of the database server is installed, set this number to 0. The database server number that you specify is the value for the SERVERNUM configuration parameter.