DBSERVERNAME

onconfig.std value

None

if not present

On UNIX: hostname
On Windows: ol_hostname
(The hostname variable is the name of the host computer.)

range of values

Up to 128 lowercase characters

DBSERVERNAME must begin with a letter and can include any printable character except the following characters:

• Uppercase characters
• A field delimiter (space or tab)
• A newline character
• A comment character
• A hyphen, minus, or @ character

takes effect

When the database server is shut down and restarted. The sqlhosts file or registry of each database server that communicates with this database server might need to be updated. In addition, the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable for all users might need to be changed.

MaxConnect users

The value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable on the client must match either the DBSERVERNAME or one of the entries of the DBSERVERALIASES parameter.

refer to

DBSERVERNAME configuration parameter in the chapter on client/server communications in the IBM Informix Administrator's Guide

When you install the database server, specify the dbservername. DBSERVERNAME specifies a unique name associated with this specific occurrence of the database server. The value of DBSERVERNAME is called the dbservername. Each dbservername is associated with a communication protocol in the sqlhosts file or registry. If the database server uses multiple communication protocols, additional values for dbservername must be defined with the DBSERVERALIASES configuration parameter.

Client applications use dbservername in the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable and in SQL statements such as CONNECT and DATABASE, which establish a connection to a database server.