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Types of Users

This publication is for database administrators (DBAs) who install IBM Informix products. This guide assumes that you are familiar with the operating procedures of your computer and with your operating system. For information about your operating system, see your Microsoft® Windows documentation.

What’s New in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation, Version 11.50

This publication includes information about new features and changes in existing functionality.

The following changes and enhancements are relevant to this publication. For a comprehensive list of all new features for this release, see the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Getting Started Guide.

+Table 1. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC6

+

Overview

Reference

+ Simplified Deployment of an IDS Instance

See “ifxdeploy.conf File: The Deployment Utility

+

 

Configuration File” on page 5-10.

+You can set configuration parameters, essential

+environment variables, and SQLHOST connectivity

+information in a deployment utility configuration file

+(ifxdeploy.conf). You can reuse the file to deploy

+instances with the deployment utility. When you plan to

+embed a snapshot of the same instance in multiple

+locations, you can use the customized configuration file

+to centralize the installation setup work and ensure that

+the deployed instances are consistent.

+If you do not specify certain environment variables when

+you run the ifxdeploy command, or set them in an

+ifxdeploy.conf file, the deployment utility sets values

+based on the process environment.

+

Dynamic dbspace Relocation when Deploying Snapshots

See “Rapid IDS Embeddability with the Deployment

+

 

Utility” on page 5-2.

+You can dynamically reconfigure the chunk paths of a

+snapshot by using the -relocateoption of the deployment

+utility. The -relocateoption initializes the dbspaces

+required for deploying the template instance without a

+separate step for disk space initialization.

+

Table 2. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC5

 

 

 

Overview

Reference

 

 

Deploying IDS with the Deployment Utility (Windows)

See Chapter 5, “Deploying IDS with the Deployment

 

Utility,” on page 5-1.

This command-line utility facilitates faster deployment of

 

a configured IDS instance. This utility is currently

 

available on Windows. The utility can be called

 

programmatically or from a script as part of an

 

application installation, and therefore supports completely

 

silent IDS deployment.

 

 

 

 

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Contents IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Page IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1996 Contents Index About This Publication IntroductionIBM Informix Dynamic Server Editions Types of Users Overview ReferenceWhat’s New in Version 11.50.xC4 Documentation Conventions Feature, Product, and Platform Markup Technical ChangesExample Code Conventions Html documentationSyntax Diagrams Additional DocumentationCompliance with Industry Standards Component represented in Html MeaningHow to Read a Command-Line Syntax Diagram Distinct UniqueSetting the Run Mode Keywords and PunctuationHow to Provide Documentation Feedback Identifiers and NamesPage Online Notes Verifying System Requirements Preparing to Install IDS on WindowsVerifying Administrators Group Membership Multiple Copies of IDS on One Computer Multiple copies of different versionsMultiple copies of the same version Programs menuRelated tasks Choosing Your Installation SetupInstallation Application Setup Types Base Server Installable Features of IDSFeatures Backup and Restore Conversion and Reversion SupportXML Publishing Global Language SupportIDS Configuration File Demonstration Database ServerDemonstration Database Server on Your System Instance Configuration Wizard Planning Role SeparationInstallation Directory Choosing between Local and Domain InstallationsIxdbsso IxaaoLocal Installation Domain Installation with Domain Administrator PrivilegesUser informix Upgrading the Database ServerInstalling a Copy of IDS on a Computer Installing IDS on WindowsInstalling IBM Informix Products Related reference Installing with the GUI Typical SetupRelated concepts Installing with the GUI Custom Setup GUI feature tree Performing a Silent Installation To perform a silent installation by using a response file Using a Customized server.ini File for Silent InstallationUsing a Response File for Silent Installation Silent Installation on a Host with Multiple Installations %WINDIR%\setup.issSilent Installation Response Codes Code DescriptionOverview of Implementing a Cluster on Two Nodes Setting Up Cluster InstallationsCluster Installations To set up a cluster on the primary node Setting Up a Cluster InstallationPreparing to Set Up a Cluster IDS as a Cluster on the Secondary Node Installing IDS as a Cluster on the Secondary NodeImplementing a Cluster on the Primary Node Upgrade of IDS by Overwriting an Existing Installation Overwriting an Existing IDS InstallationCreating a New Database Server Instance Multiple ResidencyPlanning for Multiple Residency Server Instance Manager Command-Line Options PurposeTroubleshooting Installation Problems Option System Meaning16IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Installation Automatic Actions Post-Installation Tasks on WindowsWorking with the Installation IDS Program Group Initializing and Starting the Database Server Server-nameDatabase Server Configuration After Installation Choose Start Control Panel Administrative ToolsStopping the Database Server Database Server NumberDbspace Name, Location, and Size Service Name and Port NumberDatabase Server Name Default Sbspace Name, Location, Size, and Page Size Configuring IDS ManuallyTo configure the installed database server Shared Server Definition ComputerPost-Installation Tasks Windows 8IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Altering Copies of IDS Altering IDS FeaturesModifying IDS on Windows Uninstalling IDS Reinstalling the Database ServerPerforming Silent Uninstallations of IDS InstnumCommand 4IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Deploying IDS with the Deployment Utility Deployment Utility+ Rapid IDS Embeddability with the Deployment Utility Initialized dbspacesDatabase Server Configuration Environment VariablesDatabase Server Aliases Creating a Snapshot for DeploymentDeploying a Snapshot with the Deployment Utility Ifxdeploy.conf file Ifxdeploy Command The Deployment UtilitySyntax Command Options Informix-Admin groupElement Purpose Key Considerations DelifxForce Usage Examples of Deployment Utility Usage on Windows Example of Value Setting ParametersIfxdeploy.conf file is in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/ on Linux INFORMIXDIR%\etc on WindowsNo Onconfig Onconfig.stdServername\rootdbsdat.000 InformixIfxdeploy.conf file for Following shows the contents of the ifxdeploy.conf file + ifxdeploy.conf File Template#SYSTEM Informix and the administrative group + Removing a Snapshot with the Deployment Utility16IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Appendix. Accessibility 2IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Host Host 4IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Copyright IBM Corp Copyright License Trademarks 4IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows Index Special characters Dbservername Mirrorpath Sbspacename ServernumINFORMIXDIR% Dbservername TCP/IP Page GC23-7753-05