Informix connection types

Informix related connection types include: Informix7 [sysmaster] and Informix9 [sysmaster].

There are two different templates for connection type Informix: informix and odbc_informix. Connection details for each template are explained next.

Template: informix

Choose the template informix to use the native informix connector (otherwise, choose the template odbc_informix, see below).

Connection parameters

LIBRARY_PATH

On Unix platforms you normally leave this field blank.

On Windows platforms you must enter the path to the Informix libraries. The location is normally %INFORMIXDIR%\bin. However, you must enter the full path name.

E.g.: If your INFORMIXDIR equals to "C:\Program Files\Informix" you must enter "C:\Program Files\Informix\bin" as value for LIBRARY_PATH.

Failure to enter the correct path to the libraries may result in a pop-up window during a scan on the server where OnePoint Diagnostics is installed. The pop-up window will mention that Informix libraries cannot be found in the path.

INFORMIXSERVER

Enter the correct value for INFORMIXSERVER in this field. Ask your Informix DBA if you don't know the INFORMIXSERVER value for the Baan database you want to scan.

INFORMIXDIR

Enter the correct value for INFORMIXDIR (the location of your Informix software environment) in this field. Ask your Informix DBA if you don't know the INFORMIXDIR value for the Baan database you want to scan.

ONCONFIG

Enter the correct name of the ONCONFIG configuration file in this field. Typically the name starts with "onconfig." followed by the INFORMIXSERVER value.

DATABASENAME

The mandatory value for DATABASENAME is: sysmaster. Don't fill in any other name!

Advanced parameters

PATH

Normally you leave this field blank. Theoretically you could use this field to extend the environment variable PATH - visible only to the OnePoint Diagnostics application. However use it exclusively if explicitly instructed by a support engineer.

INFORMIXSQLHOSTS

In the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS field the path to informix repositories can be entered.

WIN32HOST

(Windows only:) The registry value for WIN32HOST can be overruled here.

WIN32SERVICE

(Windows only:) The registry value for WIN32SERVICE can be overruled here.

WIN32PROTOCOL

(Windows only:) The registry value for WIN32PROTOCOL can be overruled here.

WIN32USER, WIN32PASS

(Windows only:) To switch to another OS user, enter the user and password in these fields.

DB_LOCALE

If your database uses a different character set (locale) than your client you must fill in the database locale in this field.

Template: odbc_informix

If an informix ODBC driver is present on your system you can also choose the template odbc_informix to connect to the informix database (otherwise, choose the template informix, see above).

Connection parameters

LIBRARY_PATH

See above for template informix.

INFORMIXSERVER

See above for template informix.

INFORMIXDIR

See above for template informix.

ONCONFIG

See above for template informix.

DSN

Enter the Data Source Name (DSN) for the ODBC connection. Contact your DBA to determine the correct DSN. You may also be helped by the section How to determine the ODBC Data Source Name.

Advanced parameters

HOST