Basic things about Informix on NT

I've always worked with informix on Unix, now one client has it on NT, so I would like to know basic things about Informix on NT, the main differences comparing to unix, the names of the graphic utilities, how to access the admin utilities from a workstation. Thanks in advance, -- Ricardo Palmeira Tribunal de Contas do Estado de Pernambuco mailto:palmeira@tce.pe.gov.br

If you already work with Informix Online on Unix, you are used to ontape, oncheck, onstat and so on. I know there's some differences between release 7.2* and 7.3* (7.30 TC?) as the first one still use many command-line utilities while the last (Informix Dynamic Server as they call it) offers a graphic utility called IECC to manages disk space and backups. Ricardo Palmeira Tenório a écrit: > I've always worked with informix on Unix, now one client has it on NT, > so I would like to know basic things about Informix on NT, the main > differences comparing to unix, the names of the graphic utilities, how > to access the admin utilities from a workstation. > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > > Ricardo Palmeira > Tribunal de Contas do Estado de Pernambuco > mailto:palmeira@tce.pe.gov.br

If you have always worked with Informix on Unix then get a Unix shell for NT and this way you will still be able to use your Unix management routines. I'm new to the whole Unix shell thing but the one that Art Kagel and Carlton Doe recommend is MKS Korn shell that comes with MKS Tools. The IECC tool is truly a version 1.0 tool and does not work all that well. Stick with the on_ __ _ utilities and you will do just fine just remember to always set your environment and life will be good. I use rconsole which comes with the NT resource kit and do most of my database management from my workstation using the command line routines onparams, dbaccess, oncheck, onmode, and onstat . I have also installed the administration tools locally on my workstation and use SQLeditor, Replication Manger, and dbexplorer from my workstation to manage remote Informix servers. The biggest thing is that you do not have a SQLHOSTS file this information is now in the registry. As long as you get the information in the registry correctly the rest is a piece of cake. I hope this helps. Kevin Hayward hayward_ke@leg.wa.gov -----Original Message----- From: Ricardo Palmeira Tensrio [mailto:palmeira@tce.pe.gov.br] Posted At: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:26 AM Posted To: informix Conversation: Basic things about Informix on NT Subject: Basic things about Informix on NT I've always worked with informix on Unix, now one client has it on NT, so I would like to know basic things about Informix on NT, the main differences comparing to unix, the names of the graphic utilities, how to access the admin utilities from a workstation. Thanks in advance, -- Ricardo Palmeira Tribunal de Contas do Estado de Pernambuco mailto:palmeira@tce.pe.gov.br