1-6 IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide

Define Your Starting Point

Define Your Starting Point
Thissection directs you to the starting point for your specific installation and
configuration.
If you are installing anIBM Informix OnLine 5.x product for the first time,
followall the steps illustrated on page 1-10. After you complete the software
load and installation, turn topage 1-10 of this manual for instructions on
completing your initial configuration for OnLine 5.x.
If you are replacing anIBM Informix SE or other database server with the
OnLine5.x database server, you must unload your current data. The OnLine
utilities for importing data acceptASCII files as input. Read the sections in
thismanual that discuss data migration before you unload your data. (Refer
topage 4-52.) When you are ready to install OnLine 5.x, follow all the steps
illustrated onpage 1-10. After you complete the software load and instal-
lation, turn topage 1-10 of this manual for instructions on completing your
initial configuration for OnLine 5.x.
If you are installing OnLine 5.x and plan to run more than one independent
OnLine 5.x database server on the same host machine, you must define
different configuration files for each instance of OnLine. This situation of
multiple OnLine 5.x systems is referred to asmultiple residency. Refer to
page 9-7 for a complete discussion of multiple-residency issues. When you
are ready to install OnLine 5.x, follow all the steps illustrated onpage 1-10.
After you complete the software load and installation, turn topage 1-10 of
this manual for instructions on completing your initial configuration for
OnLine 5.x.
Ifyou are installing OnLine 5.x and plan to run it on the same host machine
where you are runningIBM Informix SE, you can load the OnLine 5.x
software into the same$INFORMIXDIR directory that contains your
IBMInformix SE software. You do not need to define a different value for
INFORMIXDIR. To install OnLine 5.x, follow the steps illustrated on
page 1-10, beginning with the second step, loading the software. After you
completethe software load and installation, turn to page 1-10 of this manual
for instructions on completing your initial configuration for OnLine 5.x.