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Informix

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Clear Indication when RSS_FLOW_CONTROL or SDS_FLOW_CONTROL is actively applied

When RSS_FLOW_CONTROL or SDS_FLOW_CONTROL are set to a value other than -1 Informix will try to limit log activity on the primary server so that the secondary servers do not fall too far behind. There is no easy way to know or report on when this ...
almost 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

Add readahead per sessions/sql counters.

Add per session/SQLTrace per sql readaheads triggered counters.
almost 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

Unblocked Checkpoints on HDR

When a checkpoint occurs on a primary it blocks the checkpoint temporaily while the checkpoint is applied to the HDR. On an RSS this can be prevented by configuring the config value RSS_NONBLOCKING_CKPT so log replay continues during checkpointing...
about 4 years ago in Informix 1 Delivered

Enhance availability of readahead performance details

With the ubiquity of intelligent storage, the value of readahead in the Informix server is reduced and excessive readahead can be detrimental to performance. However, since the introduction of the AUTO_READAHEAD parameter and the associated change...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Delivered

InformixHQ enhancements

There are important basic features are missing in InformixHQ tool shipped with Informix 14.10XC2 version. Without these basic features, it would be hard for us to use the tool to quickly identify specific information looking for , specially when d...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

Add CLIENT_LABEL parameter for setnet32 (ODBC) connections

Hi, We have noticed there is no parameter value we can set for CLIENT_LABEL through setnet32 driver. To debug or diagnose particular user session easily, we would request to add this 'CLIENT_LABEL' parameter into setnet32. One other thing we wou...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 6 Delivered

Informix pure .NET Core driver

We need pure .NET Core driver. Currently we have to compile our programs with flags for 32 or 64 bit code which is against the idea of .NET Core portability. Also it leads to errors when we sent assemblies to incorrect environment. Driver on Open...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Client Products 6 Delivered

Enhance EXPLAIN in order to no longer need Informix server access

Currently Informix EXPLAIN generates a server side file. For developers that are working from remote machines, it becomes problematic to retrieve the explain files when they have restricted access to the Informix Server machine. There are 2 undoc...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 3 Delivered

dump query plan from queries in Statement Cache

Provides the ability to produce a query plan from any query that exists in the Statement Cache. Once a query is in the cache, there may be some question if it was cached with the proper query plan. Since there is no current way to confirm this, we...
over 4 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

Display more Information while performing actions on spaces in informixHQ

All actions than can be performed on spaces in informixHQ (i. expand, etc.) show very meager information on the space. Please display at least the actual size that is going to expanded. More details on the space one is working on is helpful. OAT i...
almost 5 years ago in Informix 1 Delivered