DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide Installing DataBlade Modules

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

1. Log in as the informix user.
2. Complete the following steps if you received your DataBlade module software on tape; otherwise, go to Step 3:

1. Move to a directory where you want to temporarily copy the product files, such as the /tmp directory.
2. 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.

3. Move to the datablade directory.
4. Go to Step 4.

1. Complete the following steps if you received your DataBlade module software on CD-ROM:

1. Move to the CD-ROM directory.
2. Move to the datablade directory, where datablade is the DataBlade module project name.

1. Run the installation script:

	./install

You can select one of the following types of installations:

• Typical. Includes all components, any on-line help, and any examples.
• Compact. Includes all components but not on-line help or examples.
• Custom. Allows you to select which components and subcomponents you want to install.

You can use the existing value of the database server root directory (the value of the INFORMIXDIR environment variable for the database server installation), or you can 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 Large Object Locator DataBlade module, Version 1.2, is in $INFORMIXDIR/extend/lld.1.20.UC2.

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 you install your DataBlade module, read the on-line notes. To access the on-line notes, see DataBlade Module On-Line Notes.