Appendix F. SQLHOSTS Registry Key (Windows)

When you install the database server, the setup program creates the following key in the Windows registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INFORMIX\SQLHOSTS

This branch of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree stores the sqlhosts information. Each key on the SQLHOSTS branch is the name of a database server. When you click the database server name, the registry displays the values of the HOST, OPTIONS, PROTOCOL, and SERVICE fields for that particular database server.

Each computer that hosts a database server or a client must include the connectivity information either in the sqlhosts registry key or in a central registry. When the client application runs on the same computer as the database server, they share a single sqlhosts registry key.