The database server sends messages that are useful to the database server administrator by way of the system console. To specify the destination pathname of console messages, set the CONSOLE configuration parameter. For more information about CONSOLE, see the chapter about configuration parameters in the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Administrator's Reference.
The changes to CONSOLE take effect after you shut down and restart the database server.
A database server system administrator can log in to the console from any node to perform system management and monitoring tasks.