Connect Option

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Connect Option

The --connect option causes the command to use the global catalog that is on the specified server. If you do not specify this option, the connection defaults to the database server specified by the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable.

>>-+- -c--server-------------+---------------------------------><
   +- --connect=server-------+
   +- -c--server_group-------+
   '- --connect=server_group-'

Element	Purpose	Restrictions	Syntax
server	Name of the database server to connect to	The name must be the name of a database server.	Long Identifiers
server_group	Name of the database server group that includes the database server to connect to	The name must be the name of an existing database server group.	Long Identifiers

You must use the --connect option when you add a database server to your replication environment with the cdr define server command.

You might use the --connect option if the database server to which you would normally attach is unavailable.

For more information about the global catalog, refer to Global Catalog.