dbserver name "group" doesn't connect from Windows
Ann Urich could connect to a dbserver group name from dbaccess on Unix, but from Windows ilogin and ODBC she got error -25555 although the group was in the registry sqlhosts. Jim Xiao said it works and the tricky part is defining the server instances as keys inside the group's registry key, with group protocol and the i= option. Ann's result was not reported.
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From Unix /Linux:
dbaccess database@database_group .... That works.
From Windows: (Get -25555, saying it isn't in sqlhosts file... But the group
is in the registry sqlhosts file.)
ilogin and testing odbc connection to database server group ... Does not work.
Unix sqlhost file:
g_database_grp group - - i=7
inst1 onsoctcp host1 sqlexec1 g=g_database_grp
inst2 onsoctcp host2 sqlexec2 g=g_database_grp
Windows setnet32
Informix Server = g_database_grp
Host Name = -
Protocol = group
Service = -
Options = i=7
Note:
I've tried 3.7, 3.5 TC8, 3.5 TC5 .... nothing gets around the -25555.
The Database Servers are using Informix 11.50.FC6.
The Connection Manager Server is using Informix_11.70.FC1.
Also, ilogin and odbc connection on Windows DOES connects to inst1 and inst2
okay.... just not the group name.
The original problem: I tried to use a "group" name for Connection Manager.
Set up "dual" connection manager instances .... to avoid a single failure
point. (I was able to get Connection Manager working using one Connection
Manager, without a "group".) The Connection Manager "group" name DOES work
with dbaccess on Unix/Linux, but does not connect from Windows ilogin or ODBC
connection. That's when I decided to take the Connection Manager component out
and see if a dbserver group works. And that's where I am stuck. The dbserver
group name does not connect from Windows. Any suggestions?
Addtl Note: The individual instances inst1 and inst2 are also set in Windows via setnet32. Is anyone using a database server "group" now? That works? (...Accessing the database by a "group" name via ODBC.)
yes, it works. I've verified with regedt32.exe
run regedt32.exe, and create key with group name under informix
My Computer\\\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Informix\\\\SQLHOSTS\\\\g_ids
HOST "-"
OPTIONS "i=10"
PROTOCOL "group"
SERVICE "-"
under the group g_ids, define IDS servers
My Computer\\\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Informix\\\\SQLHOSTS\\\\g_ids\\\\ol_ids_1150_1
HOST "myhost"
OPTIONS "g=g_ids"
PROTOCOL "onsoctcp"
SERVICE "9100"
then run dbaccess connect to the group name "g_ids"
Thanks
Thanks but, the dbaccess is the part that does work.
Our application needs ODBC to connect to the database.
Did you get "ilogin" or ODBC to work with the dbserver "group name"?
yes, both ilogin and the odbc test work fine. the tricky part is we need to define the server instances inside the group registry key.