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Contents

Introduction
In This Introduction
About This Manual
Types of Users
Software Dependencies
Assumptions About Your Locale
Demonstration Database
New Features in Version 10.0
Organization of This Manual
Documentation Conventions
Typographical Conventions
Feature, Product, and Platform Markup
Syntax Diagrams
Example Code Conventions
Additional Documentation
IBM Informix Information Center
Installation Guides
Online Notes
Informix Error Messages
Manuals
Online Help
Accessibility
Compliance with Industry Standards
IBM Welcomes Your Comments
Introducing Dynamic Server and Client Products
In This Chapter
IBM Informix Dynamic Server
3 3
Edition Comparison
Installation and Migration
Products Bundled with the Database Server
BladeManager
DataBlade API
DataBlade Developers Kit
DB-Access
High-Performance Loader
IBM Informix Connect
IBM Informix Server Administrator (ISA)
IBM Informix SNMP Subagent
Optical Subsystem
Related IBM Informix Products
Client SDK Products
IBM Informix MaxConnect (UNIX)
IBM Office Connect
Server Studio Java Edition by AGS
IBM Informix Data Director for Web
DataBlade Modules
Related IBM Products
Global Language Support
Using New Features in Dynamic Server
In This Chapter
New Features in Version 10.00 of IBM Informix Dynamic Server
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New Features in Version 10.00.xC4
3 3
New Features in Version 10.00.xC3
New Features in Version 10.00.xC1
New Features in Version 9.4
Security Enhancement
Database Server Usability Enhancements
Performance Enhancements
Enterprise Replication Enhancements
Extensibility Enhancements
SQL Enhancements
GLS Enhancements
Reliability, Availability, and Supportability Features
DataBlade API Enhancements
High-Performance Loader Enhancements
Backup and Restore Enhancements
Installation Enhancements
Changed or New URLs
New Features in Version 9.3
UNIX Bundle Installer
Database Server Usability Enhancements
DataBlade API Enhancements
Enterprise Replication Enhancements
Extensibility Enhancements
J/Foundation Enhancements
Performance Enhancements
SQL Enhancements
Features from Dynamic Server, Version 9.21
ANSI Join Syntax
Rename Index Statement
Nonlogging (RAW) Tables
onpladm Utility
The onbar -b -l Command
9.x DB-Access to 7.x Synonyms
SQL Statement Cache Improvements
DataBlade API Features
Java Features in 9.21
MaxConnect Support
Using Existing Dynamic Server Features
In This Chapter
Dynamic Scalable Architecture
The Shared-Memory Component
The Disk Component
The Virtual Processor Component
Client/Server Connections
High Performance
Memory Management
Parallelization
Query Optimizer
Fault Tolerance and High Availability
Backup and Restore
Fast Recovery
Mirroring
Data Replication
Database Server Security
Informix RDBMS Features
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Stored Procedure Language (SPL)
System Catalog Tables
Data Types
Application Types
OLTP Applications
DSS Applications
Database Support
Relational Databases
ANSI-Compliant Databases
Object-Relational Databases
Dimensional Databases
Distributed Databases and Queries
Access Methods
Primary Access Methods
Secondary Access Methods
User-Defined Primary Access Methods
User-Defined Secondary Access Methods
Installing, Administering, and Tuning the Database Server
In This Chapter
Database Server Users
Planning, Installing, and Configuring the Database Server
Administering the Database Server
Monitoring Performance
Troubleshooting the Database Server
Designing, Maintaining, and Extending the Database
In This Chapter
Designing, Developing, and Extending the Database
Developing Application Programs that Access the Database
Using the Documentation
In This Chapter
The IBM Informix Documentation Set
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Manuals
Client SDK and Connectivity Manuals
DataBlade Manuals
Appendix A. Database Server Utilities
Appendix B. Accessibility
Notices
Index
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