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DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide
Chapter 1: Installing DataBlade Modules
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Installing Your DataBlade Module on UNIX

 This section describes how to install a DataBlade module on a UNIX computer.

To install your DataBlade module on a UNIX platform

    1. Log in as the informix user.

    2. If you received your DataBlade module software on tape, complete the following tasks:

    a. Move to a directory where you want to temporarily copy the product files, such as the /tmp directory.

    b. Unload the tape with the command that appears on the Serial Number Card you received with the software.

The tar or cpio command creates a datablade directory (or directories) into which it copies the product files, where datablade is the DataBlade module project name.

c. Move to the datablade directory.

d. Go to Step 4.

    3. If you received your DataBlade module software on CD-ROM, complete the following tasks: a. Move to the CD-ROM directory.

    b. Move to the datablade directory.

    4. Run the installation script:

    5. Follow the installation script.

    You can select one of the following types of installations:

    You can either use the existing value of the database server root directory (the value of the INFORMIXDIR environment variable for the database server installation) or let the install script prompt you for the target installation directory.

The DataBlade module software is installed in the directory $INFORMIXDIR/extend/datablade.version, where datablade is the project name and version is the version number. For example, the Informix Spatial DataBlade module Version 2.2 would be in $INFORMIXDIR/extend/spatial.2.20.UC1.

If the DataBlade module package you are installing has multiple DataBlade modules, each module is unloaded into a separate directory. Each directory has its own installation script. Move to each directory using the cd command and run the installation script. The order of installation does not matter.

Important: After installing your DataBlade module, read the on-line notes. To access the on-line notes, see "DataBlade Module On-Line Notes".



DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide, version 3.6
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