Organization of This Manual

IBM Informix Getting Started Guide is organized as follows:

• Introducing Dynamic Server and Client Products describes the products bundled with Dynamic Server and other related products.
• Using New Features in Dynamic Server describes the new features in Version 10.0, 9.4, 9.3, and 9.21.
• Using Existing Dynamic Server Features describes the major features in Dynamic Server:
  • Dynamic scalable architecture, data storage, and shared memory
  • High performance
  • Backup, recovery, and high availability
  • Relational and object-relational database features
  • Data types supported
  • Access methods
• Installing, Administering, and Tuning the Database Server describes the tasks for installing, administering, tuning, and troubleshooting Dynamic Server.
• Designing, Maintaining, and Extending the Database describes the tasks for designing, maintaining, and extending databases, and developing application programs.
• Using the Documentation describes the books in the IBM Informix documentation set.
• Appendix A. Database Server Utilities is a quick reference to command-line utilities.
• An Accessibility appendix describes how to read syntax diagrams in the HTML version of this manual using a screen reader.
• A Notices appendix describes IBM products, features, and services.
• An index directs you to areas of particular interest.