Re: Rename Informix IDS 7.3 Instance

Superboer wrote: > Assume Unix. If you're on a Windows system changing the INFORMIXSERVER name is non-trivial. You would have to reinstall the software otherwise you will get security subsystem errors. > 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.