RE: Rename Informix IDS 7.3 Instance

Alan- You will also need to reset the INFORMIXSERVER variable in any session that needs to access that instance. --EEM > -----Original Message----- > From: Superboer [mailto:superboer7@planet.nl] > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 6:46 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Rename Informix IDS 7.3 Instance > > Assume Unix. > > Define what you mean with rename instance. > > if you want to have a different name/port/whatever to access it: > > shut it down; > edit $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG > look at values after: > > -->> DBSERVERNAME > -->> DBSERVERALIAS > > (after DBSERVERALIAS you can add a new name. separate it with ,) > Then edit $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts (or $INFORMIXSQLHOSTS) > to modify the values you have changed/added in onconfig. > > the first col in sqlhosts represents the a value in DBSERVERNAME, > DBSERVERALIAS > in there you also find the name of tcp service used incase of a tcp > connection,if you change this, then make sure it is also in > /etc/services. > Check if your env var $INFORMIXSERVER needs to be changed since you > may have modified it above. Then start it again. > > Superboer. > > > Massoroto schreef: > > > Hi. > > > > I would like to know what I have to do to modify an instance name in > > Informix Dynamic Server 7.3, including what files to modify and in what > > order and wheter I have to do it cold or warm. > > > > Thank you all. > > > > Alan sending to informix-list