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Installation question

Posted in 2013

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Platform-Specific Issues

FRANK — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, Folks, Assume we have a bunch of boxes with exactly identical hardware and software( same Linux OS, same every thing...). Solution 1: Give s fresh installation on each box( run ids_install on each box) Solution2: run ids_install on only ONE box, then Tar the installed $INFORMIXDIR directory and send to each other boxes and untar there. Both solution work? or one preferred to another? Any potential issue for solution 2? Thanks, Frank --001a11c3c8ecf15ec104e760c9c1

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Fernando Nunes — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Don't risk it... Run an installation and save the answers. Then run a silent installation on the other machines using the saved file. There is also ifxdeploy if you want to include an instance within the deployment package Regards On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:26 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Folks, > > Assume we have a bunch of boxes with exactly identical hardware and > software( same Linux OS, same every thing...). > > Solution 1: > > Give s fresh installation on each box( run ids_install on each box) > > Solution2: > > run ids_install on only ONE box, then Tar the installed $INFORMIXDIR > directory and send to each other boxes and untar there. > > Both solution work? or one preferred to another? Any potential issue > for solution 2? > > Thanks, > Frank > > --001a11c3c8ecf15ec104e760c9c1 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently... --001a11c3ec708f926404e760d602

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Alexandre Marini — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

You must be 100% sure that linux libraries (prereqs) are exactly the same, or else you might face issues in the database. The best and paranoid way is always to do a fresh install, or a silent install (using the response file, as Fernando said). Regards. Alexandre Marini IBM Informix Certified Professional v10 / v11.50 / v11.70 / v12.10 IBM Information Management Informix Technical Professional IBM Infosphere DataStage Technical Professional Informix Senior DBA - Orizon Brasil BRIUG website administrator Informix independent consultant > To: ids@iiug.org > From: domusonline@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Installation question [31537] > Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:30:14 -0400 > > Don't risk it... Run an installation and save the answers. Then run a > silent installation on the other machines using the saved file. > There is also ifxdeploy if you want to include an instance within the > deployment package > Regards > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:26 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, Folks, > > > > Assume we have a bunch of boxes with exactly identical hardware and > > software( same Linux OS, same every thing...). > > > > Solution 1: > > > > Give s fresh installation on each box( run ids_install on each box) > > > > Solution2: > > > > run ids_install on only ONE box, then Tar the installed $INFORMIXDIR > > directory and send to each other boxes and untar there. > > > > Both solution work? or one preferred to another? Any potential issue > > for solution 2? > > > > Thanks, > > Frank > > > > --001a11c3c8ecf15ec104e760c9c1 > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > -- > Fernando Nunes > Portugal > > http://informix-technology.blogspot.com > My email works... but I don't check it frequently... > > --001a11c3ec708f926404e760d602 > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. >

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Art Kagel — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Both will work as long as you do the tar and untar as user 'root' so the privileges on all files are correct when restored. Art Art S. Kagel, Principal Consultant Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Folks, > > Assume we have a bunch of boxes with exactly identical hardware and > software( same Linux OS, same every thing...). > > Solution 1: > > Give s fresh installation on each box( run ids_install on each box) > > Solution2: > > run ids_install on only ONE box, then Tar the installed $INFORMIXDIR > directory and send to each other boxes and untar there. > > Both solution work? or one preferred to another? Any potential issue > for solution 2? > > Thanks, > Frank > > --001a11c3c8ecf15ec104e760c9c1 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001a11c35096f0fd2904e77adbf6

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FRANK — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Thanks you, Art, Fernando, and Alex! Appreciated a lot!! Frank On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > Both will work as long as you do the tar and untar as user 'root' so the > privileges on all files are correct when restored. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel, Principal Consultant > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any > other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, > implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of > other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor > those of the entities themselves. > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, FRANK <yunyaoqu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, Folks, > > > > Assume we have a bunch of boxes with exactly identical hardware and > > software( same Linux OS, same every thing...). > > > > Solution 1: > > > > Give s fresh installation on each box( run ids_install on each box) > > > > Solution2: > > > > run ids_install on only ONE box, then Tar the installed $INFORMIXDIR > > directory and send to each other boxes and untar there. > > > > Both solution work? or one preferred to another? Any potential issue > > for solution 2? > > > > Thanks, > > Frank > > > > --001a11c3c8ecf15ec104e760c9c1 > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > --001a11c35096f0fd2904e77adbf6 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001a1133b3e4a672a504e79d93c0

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