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Table 5-1. ifxdeploy Command Options (continued)
Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-extractcmd ″command″	Extracts the snapshot that	Specify the command and
	you want to deploy or	the file that contains the
	modify.	snapshot files.
-file″file_name″	Extracts the snapshot from	Use this option only if the
	the ″file_name″ file by using	target computer has 7-Zip for
	7-Zip software.	Windows or Gzip for UNIX
		or Linux.
-force	Overwrites the existing
	instance settings on the target
	computer.
-installdrive ″drive″	Note: This option is for	The default drive is C:. You
	Windows only.	must have enough space for
	Specifies the drive for the	the IDS installation and
		databases.
	directory containing data
	spaces (typically, this is the
	IFMXDATA directory).
-l″file_path″	Sends status messages to a	Indicate the full path and file
	text file.	name for the log file that you
		want to use. If the file does
		not exist, it will be created
		for you.
-namedpipe	Note: This option is for	If you specify both
	Windows only. Sets the	-namedpipe and -sqliport,
	default database server	the deployment utility uses
	network protocol to a named	only one of them.
	pipe connection.
-ppassword	Specifies the user informix	Specify the password for user
	password used to create the	informix on the target
	IDS service.	computer. If you specify a
		password and the user
		informix does not exist on
		the target computer, the user
		will be created and will have
		the specified password.
-relocate path	Specifies new parent	You can specify a single new
	directory of chunks in the	parent directory or map
	deployed instance.	multiple separate chunk
		paths to different locations.
		In addition, you can
		substitute offsets of the old
		paths with new values if you
		are indicating multiple new
		parent directories.
-rootpath ″path″	Indicates the location of the	default path:drive:\
	root dbspace.	ifmxdata\server_name\
		rootdbs_dat.000
-servernumserver_number	Specifies the server number	The number must be an
	of the instance.	integer from 0 to 255. The
		default is 0.

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