IDS Forum

Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?

Posted By: Jonathan Leffler
Date: Monday, 13 June 2011, at 12:57 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what? (Laird Nelson)

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 09:44, Laird Nelson <ljnelson@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Jonathan Leffler <
> jonathan.leffler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Not stupid at all.
>
> OK, but wait till you see my answers to your questions. :-)
>

Everyone is new to Informix at some time...

> > (1) Which version of IDS are you using and did you create a private
> > installation if you have 11.70.FC2?
>
> Well, I went here:
>
>
> https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=ifxids&S_TACT=109HF16W&S_CMP=rnav&lang=en_US
>
> Then I THINK I chose 11.70FC2DE from the mind-numbing list. :-) How would I
> check what version I have, assuming for the moment that I already deleted
> the installation tarball? Is there a "frob --version" command I can run to
> tell for certain?
>

Yes. Pick your binary, and add the '-version' option:

For example:

$ oninit -version
Program Name: oninit
Build Version: 11.70.FC2
Build Number: N195
Build Host: lxmac1.lenexa.ibm.com
Build OS: Darwin 9.2.0
Build Date: Tue Mar 15 22:47:41 CDT 2011
GLS Version: glslib-5.00.FC2
$

The '-V' option gives a simpler output.

> > (2) Did you ask the installer (permit the installer) to create a demo
> > instance for you?
>
> I think so. (How would I check?)
>

By finding it exists...

> * If you did...
> >
> > Then there is an environment setting file somewhere - I think under
> > $INFORMIXDIR/demo but I don't usually use the demo server myself - that
> you
> > can source into your shell to set the environment variables.
> >
> > .. /Applications/IBM/Informix/demo/env-setting-script.sh # Bash, Korn
> > shell, etc
> > source /Applications/IBM/Informix/demo/env-setting-script.csh # Tcsh etc.
> >
> > (You can use the command 'source' in Bash too - but you specify the Bash
> > file, not the C shell file.)
> >
>
> OK, I don't see an env-setting-script.sh (I assume you were just handwaving
> here at the name); I do see some ol_informix1170.csh/.sh files here. These
> look like what you're talking about.
>

The name was indeed hand-waving; the name you found is what you're looking
for. Their presence shows that you did create a demo server. It might be
in $INFORMIXDIR/demo/server. The install summary document, or should have
documented, the location of the files and the server - you might still find
that information in one of the install log files in
/Applications/IBM/informix.

> Caveat: the server must be running.
>
> How would I tell whether the server is running or not? Via onstat in some
> manner? I say that like I know what I'm talking about, but really I just
> saw "stat" in the filename and am guessing. :-) Also, it would be great to
> know what arcane bit of history is responsible for the fact that all the
> administration programs seem to start with "on" instead of, say, "ifx" (a
> few do).
>

The quickest way is 'onstat -' (as long as you have the environment set).
Other programs take longer to report that the server is down when it is
down, in general.

> > If it is not running (because you've
> > rebooted since installing), you need to use 'sudo' privileges (or any
> > equivalent mechanism) to run the server as either user root or user
> > informix. Set the environment for the privileged user and then run
> "oninit"
> > or "oninit -v".
>
> OK. I'll let you respond to my questions and then we'll take it from there
> if you're still (miraculously) willing. :-) Thanks for your help so far.
>

One other issue you can face on Mac that doesn't affect other platforms:

/tmp is a symlink to a private directory - so it may not work well as a
target for anything in IDS. Generally, anything configured under /tmp
should be somewhere else - $IXL in my previous missive.

--
Jonathan Leffler <jonathan.leffler@gmail.com> #include <disclaimer.h>
Guardian of DBD::Informix - v2011.0612 - http://dbi.perl.org
"Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be
amused."

--0016e64763067e150504a59ad138

Messages In This Thread

• Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
  Laird Nelson -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 9:17 a.m.
  • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
    amarini@fazenda.ms.gov.br -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 9:29 a.m.
    • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
      Laird Nelson -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 9:43 a.m.
  • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
    Jonathan Leffler -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 12:03 p.m.
    • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
      Laird Nelson -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 12:44 p.m.
      • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
        Jonathan Leffler -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 12:57 p.m.
      • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
        Art Kagel -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 3:49 p.m.
        • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
          Laird Nelson -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 4:32 p.m.
  • Re: Installed Informix for the Mac...er, now what?
    Obnoxio The Clown -- Monday, 13 June 2011, at 5:41 p.m.

IDS Forum is maintained by Administrator with WebBBS 5.12.