Re: Setting Up a Second Instance

> Gotchas: > o Make sure each server number, set in onconfig, is unique (I used 1, > 2, 3, 4). > > o Each instance must be backed up (archived in Informix lingo) separately. > o Each instance has it's own resources, including log files. > o Make sure you know which instance you're referencing - I do this buy changing > my UNIX prompt whenever I change instances - I do thing automatically with > built-in shell functions that are initialized during login via .profile. > If you have test and production, you don't want to take the engine off-line > thinking you are referencing test when in reality you are referencing > production. But don't worry, if you do and they fire you, then you can > just go on to the next client and do it to them (just joking!). One other "gotcha" is that the kernel parameters Informix recommends are based on a single instance. Thus, you may need to increase some of these parameters (again). Mark Collins mcollins@us.dhl.com The problem lies in how easily and dangerously we forget that manipulating things is not the same as understanding them.