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Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and Informix Standard engine work

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Microsoft SQL Server is a popular choice for consolidation of report data from multiple database products, as its Linked Server feature – which is included in the base product – makes it possible to access tables in heterogeneous databases within T-SQL via OLE DB or ODBC. However, the settings are not obvious that are required to make this work with Informix Standard Engine (SE) – the legacy version of Informix that uses C-ISAM to store tables (*.dat) and indexes (*.idx) in individual files (whereas Dynamic Server manages storage within its own “dbspaces”). This article reveals how to make Microsoft SQL Linked Server and Informix Standard Engine work together.

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Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and Informix Standard engine workDoug Lawry2020-08-14T13:21:38+01:00

Bug in IDS 11+ sysadmin:alertcleanup function fix

Updated June 2020

Fixed in IDS 12.10.xC6 and 14.10: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IT09329

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Bug in IDS 11: This article describes a bug in a function provided with IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) which could result in disk space being filled. We have reported this to IBM who have assigned defect number (APAR) IT09329. Meanwhile, you can fix your system using code provided below.

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Bug in IDS 11+ sysadmin:alertcleanup function fixDoug Lawry2020-08-14T13:21:15+01:00

Little known IDS commands: onsecurity

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Continuing the series of lesser known IDS commands lurking in the bin directory of your Informix installation directory, today we’re looking at onsecurity. It is very important to keep your database server and associated files secure; as well as keeping your data safe, later versions of IDS will refuse to start should the base ownership and permissions be too insecure. If your installation has been moved or copied, or other files or directories been added over time, IDS may not be running in the most secure environment. Shipped with IDS since version 11.50.FC4, the onsecurity utility can check a given directory path is secure, report on any issues found, and can even generate a script to remedy the situation.

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Little known IDS commands: onsecurityScott O'Rourke2024-06-14T11:06:33+01:00

Automatic management of range interval tables

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Range interval tables can save disk space. If for instance, you wish to keep just a week’s worth of transactions, in order to save disk space perhaps, then it is quite straightforward to use a range interval fragmented table, and whenever you wish you can almost instantly purge any unwanted data by using the DROP or DETACH clause in the ALTER FRAGMENT statement. In any release prior to v12.10 this would have to done manually, as it were (albeit via a cron job perhaps), but now it can be managed entirely by the instance with the ‘rolling window’ functionality, as described in this article.

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Automatic management of range interval tablesPhil Rule2020-08-18T15:25:45+01:00

Little known IDS commands: onclean

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In this series of articles we are exploring some of the lesser known, but still useful, commands hidden away in your Informix bin directory. The article explores the onclean utility. It’s often necessary to run more than one database instance on a single server. While this is a useful feature and quite easy to do with IDS, when things go wrong, it’s not always straightforward to tie each oninit binary back to a particular instance, and killing the wrong binary or shared memory segment can be disastrous. Since IDS 11, the onclean utility has been bundled with the server; this useful little program can help take some of the pain out of cleaning up an instance that has not shut down properly, killing only the relevant server processes, and dropping any attached shared memory segments.

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Little known IDS commands: oncleanScott O'Rourke2024-06-14T11:04:45+01:00

Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and DB2 work

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Microsoft SQL Server is a popular choice for consolidation of report data from multiple database products, as its Linked Server feature – which is included in the base product – makes it possible to access tables in heterogeneous databases within T-SQL via OLE DB. However, there are some settings required to make this work seamlessly, which are described in this article as they are not that obvious.

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Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and DB2 workDoug Lawry2020-08-18T15:29:56+01:00

Is the cloud the right place for IBM Informix?

“We saw an increase in computed throughput of 42%” Read how the free version, Innovator-C edition and Workgroup edition compare in a cloud environment when being stress tested by TPC-C benchmark. “The total daily cost was less than the price of 2 cups of coffee”

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Is the cloud the right place for IBM Informix?Tristan Baron, John Baker2020-08-18T15:36:03+01:00

Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and Informix work

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Microsoft SQL Server is a popular choice for consolidation of report data from multiple database products, as its Linked Server feature – which is included in the base product unlike Informix Enterprise Gateway Manager – makes it possible to access tables in heterogeneous databases within T-SQL via OLE DB. However, there are some settings required to make this work seamlessly, which are described in this article as they are not that obvious.

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Making Microsoft SQL Linked Server and Informix workDoug Lawry2020-08-14T12:41:16+01:00

AGS: Release 10 New Features Explained

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Server Studio™ & Sentinel™ — the premiere suite of integrated system management tools for IBM Informix® data servers — has been updated! The new AGS Release 10 of this industry-leading multi-platform graphical development and management environment provides DBAs and developers with an even richer collection of easy-to-use, proven tools to manage complexities of the Informix data servers’ infrastructure — from initial design and development, all the way through to production deployment and successful operational service. This article will visually explain the features, benefits and usage of AGS Release 10.

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AGS: Release 10 New Features ExplainedDoug Lawry2020-08-18T15:35:31+01:00

How to use IDS on a journaling file system

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Most modern Linux distributions install a journaling file system, i.e., a file system that keeps track of changes, by default. While providing excellent recovery for standard file types on the disk, such journaling can be significantly detrimental for a database server. Raw devices are becoming obsolete on many distributions, as DIRECT_IO can give comparable performance. Choosing the right file filesystem and appropriate features is an important decision for a database server administrator, getting this right from the start can prevent headaches further down the line. Read on to learn more about a journaling file system:

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How to use IDS on a journaling file systemScott O'Rourke2020-08-18T15:36:39+01:00

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