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instance to function with the DRDA protocol after installation by using the
instmgr.exe utility (see “Server Instance Manager Command-Line Options” on
page 2-14).
v Installing database server to run as local system user: To install IDS as a local system
account on Windows, you must select a custom installation and complete the
configuration setup accordingly. This lets the IDS log in as a Windows service,
instead of user informix.
Read “Installing with the GUI Custom Setup” on page 2-3 for more information
about DRDA support and IDS as local system user.
Installable Features of IDS
You can install the following features with the base server: Database Server
Extensions, Global Language Support, Backup and Restore, Demos, Data-Loading
Utilities, and Administrative Utilities.
Base Server
The base server refers to the core database server for basic DBA operations without
optional extensions, libraries, or utilities. The minimum size of the base server
installation is 180 megabytes (MB). Every IBM Informix Dynamic Server
installation includes the components of the base server, regardless of whether you
choose a typical or custom installation.
The base server no longer contains the XML Publishing feature and must be
included in your Deployment Wizard selections if you want to install it. XML
Publishing is in the Database Server Extensions component.
Support for the Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) protocol is
included in the Base Server. To use the DRDA support functionality with IBM Data
Server .NET Provider or IBM Data Server JDBC Driver, you must obtain and install
the .NET Provider or JDBC Driver separately.
The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) is included as a component of the IDS
installation.
Features
The following list describes features in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version
11.50. A typical installation setup installs all of these features. If you choose custom
installation setup, you can omit features that you do not want to install. You can
view the size of each component and feature on your system before you actually
proceed with installation when you select the component or feature in the GUI
setup.
Database Server Extensions
Database administration tools and programming extensions
J/Foundation
For writing user-defined routines in the Java
™
programming
language
Built-in DataBlade Modules
For providing large object location management, MQ transaction
support, binary user-defined types, the hierarchical node data type,
basic text search, and Web Feature Services for spatial data
1-4 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Windows
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