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Table 3-1. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Program Group (continued)
Menu Item Description
Server Instance Manager Creates and configures new server instances and
removes configured server instances.
server-name Opens a Command Prompt window for an initialized
database server instance. You can use that window to
run DB-Access and certain command-line utilities such
as onstat, oncheck, and onspaces. (The oninit utility is
designed to be started by a service rather than from this
window.) If you have more than one database server
instance, there is a shortcut menu for each of them.
Initializing and Starting the Database Server
After the database server is initialized once, you can start it manually or set it to
start automatically when Windows starts.
You can initialize and start the server from the Control Panel interface or from the
command line. If the server was initialized during installation, you do not need to
initialize it again.
Important: To complete these tasks from the Control Panel, you must be a member
of the Windows Administrators group. To complete them from the command line,
you must be a member of the Informix-Admin group. Do not use the oninit utility
to start the database server. For detailed information about how to start the
database server, see the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Administrator’s Guide.
To start the database server by using the Control Panel:
1. Choose one of the following options:
v Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools
v Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services > Console
Root > Services (Local) (for a Domain Controller)
2. Double-click Services.
3. Double-click Informix IDS - server_name from the list and specify the
appropriate start options or accept the default ones. Verify the options on the
General page of the dialog box:
v If you want database server to start automatically when Windows starts,
make sure that Startup type is set to Automatic. The database server is set to
start automatically if you installed with a custom setup, or if you initialized
the database server during a typical setup.
v If the server is not initialized yet, type -iy in the Start Parameters field. This
option creates and initializes the root dbspace. You do not need to do this if
you chose to initialize the server during installation. The server needs to be
initialized only once before you can start it. Warning: If you run the -iy
switch on a database server that has IDS databases, the data is deleted.
v Click OK to save your options.
4. Click Start.
Alternatively, to perform the tasks from the command line, click Start > Run and
run the appropriate command from %INFORMIXDIR%\bin:
v To start a database server that was already initialized once, run this command:
starts server_name
Chapter 3. Post-Installation Tasks (Windows) 3-3