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IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows
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IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows
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Chapter 3. Post-Installation Tasks on Windows
Contents
Chapter 1. Preparing to Install IDS on Windows
Chapter 2. Installing IDS on Windows
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Chapter 4. Modifying IDS on Windows
Chapter 5. Deploying IDS with the Deployment Utility
Index
Dynamic Server Getting Started Guide
Introduction
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Editions
About This Publication
Table 2. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC5
What’s New in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation, Version
Types of Users
+ Table 1. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC6
Table 4. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC2
Upgrading to IDS v11.50.xC5 in Silent Mode Windows
Table 2. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC5 continued
Table 3. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC4
Documentation Conventions
Dynamic Server
Table 5. What’s New in Version 11.50.xC1
HTML documentation
Feature, Product, and Platform Markup
Technical Changes
Example Code Conventions
Syntax Diagrams
Additional Documentation
Compliance with Industry Standards
view
How to Read a Command-Line Syntax Diagram
Creating a No-Conversion Job
Table 6. Syntax Diagram Components continued
Setting the Run Mode
Keywords and Punctuation
v -n
Identifiers and Names
How to Provide Documentation Feedback
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Verifying System Requirements
Chapter 1. Preparing to Install IDS on Windows
Verifying Administrators Group Membership
Online Notes
Programs menu
Multiple Copies of IDS on One Computer
Multiple copies of different versions
Multiple copies of the same version
Choosing Your Installation Setup
Installation Application Setup Types
Related tasks
Database Server Extensions
Installable Features of IDS
Features
Base Server
Global Language Support
Backup and Restore
Conversion and Reversion Support
XML Publishing
dbload Utility
The IDS Configuration File
Administrative Utilities
Demonstration Database Server
Demonstration Database Server on Your System
Planning Role Separation
Instance Configuration Wizard
Choosing between Local and Domain Installations
Installation Directory
Upgrading the Database Server
Local Installation
Domain Installation with Domain Administrator Privileges
User informix
setup.exe
Chapter 2. Installing IDS on Windows
Installing IBM Informix Products
Installing a Copy of IDS on a Computer
v CD installation Launch the CD
Installing with the GUI Typical Setup
Related concepts
Related reference
Installing with the GUI Custom Setup
v CD installation Launch the CD
Chapter 2. Installing IDS Windows
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Performing a Silent Installation
setup.exe -s -f1C\IIF\newserver.ini -f2C\IIF\newserver.log
Using a Customized server.ini File for Silent Installation
Using a Response File for Silent Installation
To perform a silent installation by using a response file
replicate the IDS installation setup that you just created
Silent Installation on a Host with Multiple Installations
in %WINDIR%\setup.iss
2. Complete the GUI custom installation of the product
Specifying an Installation to Modify
Silent Installation Response Codes
Setting Up Cluster Installations
Cluster Installations
Overview of Implementing a Cluster on Two Nodes
Setting Up a Cluster Installation
Preparing to Set Up a Cluster
To set up a cluster on the primary node
Installing IDS as a Cluster on the Secondary Node
Implementing a Cluster on the Primary Node
IDS as a Cluster on the Secondary Node
Upgrade of IDS by Overwriting an Existing Installation
Overwriting an Existing IDS Installation
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Multiple Residency
Planning for Multiple Residency
Creating a New Database Server Instance
Purpose
Server Instance Manager Command-Line Options
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
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Chapter 3. Post-Installation Tasks on Windows
Working with the Installation
Installation Automatic Actions
IDS Program Group
Initializing and Starting the Database Server
v Start Control Panel Administrative Tools
Stopping the Database Server
Database Server Configuration After Installation
1. Choose Start Control Panel Administrative Tools
Server Administrator’s Reference
v Primary Data Location
Service Name and Port Number
Database Server Name
Dbspace Name, Location, and Size
Shared Server Definition Computer
Default Sbspace Name, Location, Size, and Page Size
Configuring IDS Manually
To configure the installed database server
c. Specify the name of the default sbspace
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Altering IDS Features
Chapter 4. Modifying IDS on Windows
Altering Copies of IDS
Installation Remove
Uninstalling IDS
Reinstalling the Database Server
Performing Silent Uninstallations of IDS
Related reference
setup.exe -s -f1Xpath\uninstall.ini
setup.exe -s -path installation path -f1Xpath\uninstall.ini
setup.exe -s -instnum installation number -f1Xpath\uninstall.ini
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The Deployment Utility
Chapter 5. Deploying IDS with the Deployment Utility
Initialized dbspaces
+ Rapid IDS Embeddability with the Deployment Utility
Database Server Configuration
Environment Variables
You can specify INFORMIXDIR, INFORMIXSERVER, INFORMIXSQLHOSTS
Database Server Aliases
onconfig.servername
Creating a Snapshot for Deployment
Deploying a Snapshot with the Deployment Utility
Deployment Parameters
ifxdeploy Command The Deployment Utility
Syntax
ifxdeploy.conf file
Uninstallation Parameters
Command Options
instance settings on the target
Table 5-1. ifxdeploy Command Options continued
Specify the command and
the ″filename″ file by using
uninstall installationpath
Usage
Examples of Deployment Utility Usage on Windows
Deploying a IDS Instance in Silent Mode
Deploying a IDS Instance as Local System User Where You Specify an
Creating an Instance as Local System User with DRDA Enabled
INFORMIXDIR%\etc on Windows
+ ifxdeploy.conf File The Deployment Utility Configuration File
Parameters
The ifxdeploy.conf file is in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/ on Linux and
INFORMIXSQLHOSTS
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+ ifxdeploy.conf File Template
#BEGIN ALIAS
#INFORMIXDIR
#RELOCATE
#ONCONFIG
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#SNAPSHOT
#LOCKS
+ Removing a Snapshot with the Deployment Utility
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Related Accessibility Information
Appendix. Accessibility
Accessibility features for IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Accessibility Features
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HOST HOST
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Notices
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Trademarks
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