Installation Enhancements

The following enhancements have been made to the files used in installation and the installation process.

No Files Installed in the /usr/lib Directory

Files that were previously installed in the /usr/lib directory on UNIX are now installed in $INFORMIXDIR/lib. Specifically, the HPL custom-code shared library file and the optical shared library file are no longer installed in /usr/lib (see IBM Informix High-Performance Loader User's Guide and the IBM Informix Optical Subsystem Guide). In addition, SmartDisk is no longer supported.

For more information, see the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux.

More Recent Client and GLS Files Are Not Overwritten

The installation program on UNIX prompts the user to avoid overwriting existing client or GLS files that are more recent than those included with the database server.

For more information, see the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux.

Serial Number and Key are No Longer Needed

The installation program no longer prompts for a serial number and key.

This change is reflected in the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for UNIX and Linux and the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows.