Installation and Initial Configuration 1-51

Enter Your Configuration and Initialize OnLine

Enter Your Configuration and Initialize OnLine
When you configure OnLine for the first time, you specify two sets of
parametervalues through DB-Monitor. The first set of parameters is the disk
parameters; the second set is the shared memory parameters. Each set of
values is specified on its ownDB-M onitor screen. After you complete both
screens, OnLine prompts you to begin the initialization.
Verify that you are logged into yourUNIX system as user informix and that
your path includes$ INFORMIXDIR/bin. To accessDB-Monitor, enter the
following command at theUNIX prompt:
tbmonitor
The main DB-Monitor menu appears, as follows:
From the main menu, select the Parameters option. From the Parameters
menu options, select Initialize.
INFORMIX-OnLine: Status <Parameters> Dbspaces Mode Force-Ckpt ...
Set configuration parameters.
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