Re: inatallation help on linux
There is a FAQ at the Informix WEB site, echoed on the IIUG WEB Site, I posted detailed instructions on what to do next in a posting in May or early June, and the Administrator's Guide also discusses the next step. Please put some effort into RTFM and browsing or searching this group's archive at the IIUG Site (www.iiug.org). Then if you have specific problems or don't understand anything we will be VERY happy to answer specific questions. Art S. Kagel John Cartwright wrote: > > Hello All, > > I'm trying to install the rpm version of IIF.2000 9.20 on Redhat 6.1 > using the "Installation Guide" downloaded from Informix. The server rpm > installation goes fine, but I'm unclear on what to do next. The docs > indicate that I'm ready to test with the dbaccessdemo script, but it > generates all sorts of errors. I'm guessing that I'm missing some > steps. Can anyone enlighten me? I've created the Informix user and > group and installed the server rpm, but nothing else. > > Suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -- john > =============================================================================== > John Cartwright > Professional Research Assistant / Associate Scientist > CIRES, SEG/NGDC/NOAA > (303) 497-6284 > jcartwright@ngdc.noaa.gov > ===============================================================================
Art, thanks for your reply. I had not been aware of the IIUG site and that was helpful. I had read both the "Getting Started with Informix Dynamic Server.2000" and "Installation Guide for Informix Dynamic Server.2000" and neither seems to indicate to me the required steps you outlined in your message from 5/12/00. I realize that Informix is a complex product and it's installation is correspondingly complex, but it seems to me that these documents are misleading to a newcomer in leaving out so many steps and details in getting the server running. Nevertheless I now have the "Administrator's Guide" and am wading through it trying to find the pertinent information. One further question: In installing the rpm for ICONNECT, I get the message that the required libraries libifgls.so and libifglx.so are missing. Should these be part of the server RPM? Thanks again for your help! -- john "Art S. Kagel" wrote: > > There is a FAQ at the Informix WEB site, echoed on the IIUG WEB Site, I > posted detailed instructions on what to do next in a posting in May or > early June, and the Administrator's Guide also discusses the next step. > Please put some effort into RTFM and browsing or searching this group's > archive at the IIUG Site (www.iiug.org). Then if you have specific > problems or don't understand anything we will be VERY happy to answer > specific questions. > > Art S. Kagel > > John Cartwright wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I'm trying to install the rpm version of IIF.2000 9.20 on Redhat 6.1 > > using the "Installation Guide" downloaded from Informix. The server rpm > > installation goes fine, but I'm unclear on what to do next. The docs > > indicate that I'm ready to test with the dbaccessdemo script, but it > > generates all sorts of errors. I'm guessing that I'm missing some > > steps. Can anyone enlighten me? I've created the Informix user and > > group and installed the server rpm, but nothing else. > > > > Suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- john > > =============================================================================== > > John Cartwright > > Professional Research Assistant / Associate Scientist > > CIRES, SEG/NGDC/NOAA > > (303) 497-6284 > > jcartwright@ngdc.noaa.gov > > =============================================================================== -- =============================================================================== John Cartwright Professional Research Assistant / Associate Scientist CIRES, SEG/NGDC/NOAA (303) 497-6284 jcartwright@ngdc.noaa.gov ===============================================================================
John Cartwright wrote: > > Art, > > thanks for your reply. I had not been aware of the IIUG site and that > was helpful. > > I had read both the "Getting Started with Informix Dynamic Server.2000" > and "Installation Guide for Informix Dynamic Server.2000" and neither > seems to indicate to me the required steps you outlined in your message > from 5/12/00. I realize that Informix is a complex product and it's > installation is correspondingly complex, but it seems to me that these > documents are misleading to a newcomer in leaving out so many steps and > details in getting the server running. Nevertheless I now have the > "Administrator's Guide" and am wading through it trying to find the > pertinent information. Great. > One further question: In installing the rpm for ICONNECT, I get the > message that the required libraries libifgls.so and libifglx.so > are missing. Should these be part of the server RPM? I think they were part of the engine install an were not found because you do not have LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to the Informix lib dir containing them. Alternatively you can link those .so's into /usr/lib which the IDS.2000 install as informix cannot do for you. The IDS7.xx install is performed as root so it can and does make those links for you. Set/export the var or make the links and try the install again. Art S. Kagel > Thanks again for your help! > > -- john > > "Art S. Kagel" wrote: > > > > There is a FAQ at the Informix WEB site, echoed on the IIUG WEB Site, I > > posted detailed instructions on what to do next in a posting in May or > > early June, and the Administrator's Guide also discusses the next step. > > Please put some effort into RTFM and browsing or searching this group's > > archive at the IIUG Site (www.iiug.org). Then if you have specific > > problems or don't understand anything we will be VERY happy to answer > > specific questions. > > > > Art S. Kagel > > > > John Cartwright wrote: > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I'm trying to install the rpm version of IIF.2000 9.20 on Redhat 6.1 > > > using the "Installation Guide" downloaded from Informix. The server rpm > > > installation goes fine, but I'm unclear on what to do next. The docs > > > indicate that I'm ready to test with the dbaccessdemo script, but it > > > generates all sorts of errors. I'm guessing that I'm missing some > > > steps. Can anyone enlighten me? I've created the Informix user and > > > group and installed the server rpm, but nothing else. > > > > > > Suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -- john > > > =============================================================================== > > > John Cartwright > > > Professional Research Assistant / Associate Scientist > > > CIRES, SEG/NGDC/NOAA > > > (303) 497-6284 > > > jcartwright@ngdc.noaa.gov > > > =============================================================================== > > -- > =============================================================================== > John Cartwright > Professional Research Assistant / Associate Scientist > CIRES, SEG/NGDC/NOAA > (303) 497-6284 > jcartwright@ngdc.noaa.gov > ===============================================================================
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:33:23 -0400, "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.net> wrote: >Please put some effort into RTFM and browsing or searching this group's I think you're being a bit hard on the man. Installation of any of the Informix RPMs is pretty opaque on Linux, partly because you don't have the usual huge Informix printed documentation set. Even downloading the RPMs is tedious and complex. Sure, there's lots of info on the net if you know where to look, but it's much more difficult to find info than with true open source software. Your pointers are useful info, though, and I'll check them out - thanks. Best regards, Paul Paul Sherwin Consulting 22 Monmouth Road, Oxford OX1 4TD, UK Phone +44 (0)1865 721438 http://www.psherwin.strayduck.com Mobile +44 (0)7931 578334 mailto:psherwin@strayduck.com Pager +44 (0)7666 797228