Re: manually edit onconfig?

Posted in 2012

Jack Parker — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:49:07 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Figure out what each of the new ones do, whether you want to use them or not, then add them to your old onconfig. Ideally on a test environment. j. On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version on same $INFORMIXDIR and on same server. I noticed new onconfig params (ie: AUTO_READAHEAD, NUMFDSERVERS, etc) that are in the UC6GE onconfig.std that are not in my $ONCONFIG. > > What is the proper way to deal with new onconfig params when upgrading: > A. Leave old (UC5GE) $ONCONFIG as is, install the upgrade, bring up instance after upgrade, hand edit $ONCONFIG and add new params to the $ONCONFIG afterwards. > > OR > > B. Hand edit new (UC6GE) $ONCONFIG and duplicate all of the settings from old $ONCONFIG to the new $ONCONFIG, install the upgrade, bring up instance. > > RHEL 5.8 32 bit > IDS 11.7UC5GE > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list