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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/install/windows/Pre_Windows_informix_server" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Informix</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1085210">
         <Level1>Informix</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Before installing the ERP LN software, you must install the
		Informix software. To install the Informix software, use the Informix
		Installation Manuals.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Requirements</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Install the latest version of the Informix software. You can use
		several hardware configurations to install ERP LN with Informix Dynamic Server.
		For more detailed sizing information, contact Infor.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Nomenclature</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Several Informix products exist. The official name of the
		  Informix product that ERP LN supports is the Informix Dynamic Server.
		  Throughout this chapter, Informix Dynamic Server is called
		  Informix.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Multibyte settings</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The INFORMIX Language Supplement must be installed for ERP LN
		  in combination with a mulltibyte language installation. A multibyte
		  installation requires double the amount of disk space.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Set the following environment variables:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>CLIENT_LOCALE -&gt; Define the client locale.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>DB_LOCALE -&gt; Define the database locale.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>NLS_LANG -&gt; Define the NLS language.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>SHMADD</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Before you install ERP LN, extend the value of SHMADD in your
		  onconfig file to the following:</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>
            <Code>SHMADD 32768 # Size of new shared mem. segments (Kbytes)</Code>
         </Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If you use the standard value 8192, you can reach the maximum
		  number of shared memory segments. Therefore, the database stops
		  responding.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Installation process overview</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Informix installations are version and system-dependent. Check
		  your Informix documentation for the installation procedure for the Informix
		  version you want to install. You must install the following three products:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>INFORMIX IConnect.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>INFORMIX Dynamic Server.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>INFORMIX Server Administrator (ISA).</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Informix Server Administrator (ISA)
		  installation</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>For the specific installation procedure, follow the Informix
		  Server Administrator Installation Guide.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>After installation, the user must be able to connect Informix
		  Server Administrator through internet browser.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Login and add the local Informix server to the
		  server-selection page.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>After the Informix server is added, select this Informix
		  Server and run the following tests:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>Is it possible change server mode to
			 online/offline?</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Is it possible to create a new dbspace?</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>Before you continue with the ERP LN installation, ensure the
		  Informix server is online.</Paragraph>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If Apache is used and no dbspaces can be created, the “Log
			 On As” property in Apache service must be checked. To have the correct
			 permissions, the service must run as “.\informix “.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Informix Server Setup for ERP LN usage</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>A new Informix Server instance for ERP LN usage must be
		  created. The required configuration depends on how the ERP LN database will be
		  created.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>To create an ERP LN database, choose between automatic and
		  manual database setup.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the automatic database setup method is used, a new typical
		  Informix instance with 100 Mbytes root dbspace is required. No further
		  configuration is needed to the Informix onconfig file. The Installation Wizard
		  will do the configuration automatically.</Paragraph>
         <Important>
            <SectionTitle>Important!</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Before the server will be initialized, use an editor to edit
			 the onconfig file in the following:</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>
               <Code>%INFORMIXDIR%\etc</Code>
            </Paragraph>
         </Important>
         <Paragraph>The ROOTSIZE must be set to 100 MByte. The ROOTPATH can be
		  changed.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the automatic database setup method is used, the
		  Installation Wizard automatically does the following:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>Changes settings in onconfig file.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>New dbspaces are created.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Logical logs are created.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>For information about automatic database setup and Informix
		  instance reconfiguration, refer to the Informix Appendix.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the user chooses the manual database setup method, the user
		  is responsible for the Informix server instance configuration and database
		  creation. The user must ensure all required pre-requisites in Appendix C are
		  met.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>The manual configuration is more flexible. However, the user
		  must have sufficient knowledge about the configuration settings.</Paragraph>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The Installation Wizard will not run any automatic database
			 server reconfiguration when the ERP database is found in his database
			 server.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <Paragraph>If all the required Informix software is installed and
		  configured, you are ready to start the Staging Wizard.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For more information, refer to the Overall installation Guide
		  for Infor ERP LN Products (U8204 US).</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>