DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide
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This guide explains how to install DataBlade modules and use the BladeManager application to manage DataBlade modules in Informix databases. BladeManager runs on client computers and requires a connection to Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option.
Organization of This Guide
The
DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide
includes the following chapters:
This introduction provides an overview of the contents of the guide, describes documentation conventions used, and lists additional books to supplement the information in the
DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide
.
Chapter 1, "Installing DataBlade Modules,"
describes how to install DataBlade modules.
Chapter 2, "Registering with the BladeManager Graphical User Interface,"
describes how to use the graphical user interface to BladeManager.
Chapter 3, "Registering with the BladeManager Command Line Interface,"
describes how to use the
command line interface to BladeManager.
Appendix A, "Troubleshooting Registration Problems,"
describes potential problems when registering your DataBlade module.
A comprehensive index directs you to areas of particular interest.
Types of Users
This manual is for database administrators who install and register DataBlade modules for use in a database. It is also for DataBlade module developers who register DataBlade modules during the development process.
Hardware and Software Requirements
This manual describes Version 3.6 of BladeManager. Version 3.6 requires Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option and the Client Software Developer's Kit. For system requirements, see the Read Me First for the DataBlade Developers Kit.
The DataBlade Developers Kit InfoShelf requires either:
Netscape Navigator 3.01 or later.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.
The BladeManager application is available as both a graphical user interface and a command line interface.
The BladeManager graphical user interface runs on personal computers with Intel processors running the Windows
NT
4.0 or Windows 95 operating systems.
The BladeManager command line interface runs on both Windows and
UNIX
computers.
BladeManager connects to Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option.
DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide
, version 3.6
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