In the CommCell Console each instance references an Informix database.
Before You Begin
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Configure the Informix ONCONFIG file.
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Verify that you have the following information:
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The name of the instance.
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The OS User account used for performing all system operations.
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The path to the Informix home directory.
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The name of the ONCONFIG file, which helps to administer the number of streams, among other capabilities.
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The storage Policy used by the default subclient in the instance.
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The path to the SQLHOSTS file.
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Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client.
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Right-click Informix, point to All Tasks, and then click New Instance.
The New Instance (INFORMIX SID) dialog box appears.
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On the General tab, type the following information:
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In the INFORMIX SERVER box, type the Instance name.
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In the INFORMIX USER box, type the user who performs the backup and restore operations.
For more information, see User Account and Password Management for the Informix iDataAgent.
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In the INFORMIX DIR box, type the Informix application location.
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In the ONCONFIG File box, type the name of the ONCONFIG file.
The software uses this file to administer the number of streams and other capabilities.
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In the SQLHOSTS File box, type the full path to the SQLHOSTS file.
Example
Windows:
C:\Program Files\IBM\Informix\12.10\etc\sqlhosts.demo_on
UNIX:
/opt/IBM/informix/11.50/etc/sqlhosts.demo_on
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From the Storage Policy used for the data of default subclient box, select a storage policy name.
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On the Storage Device tab, do the following.
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From the Storage Policy used for user command backup of data box, select a storage policy.
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From the Storage Policy used for all Archive Log backups box, select a storage policy name.
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Click OK.
Notes
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If you run a log backup operation from the CommCell Console, then data storage policy associated with the default subclient is used.
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If you run a command line log backup operation from a third party application, then log storage policy associated with the instance is used.