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Search results: Informix Server

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Informix support for Windows Server 2019

Hi, in Germany we have some big ESA customers like Unify Software and Solutions who purchase at roughly 600k licenses per year. This week they and our ESA VAD Bytec both asked when we will have support for Win 2019 in place. At Unify this determin...
about 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Delivered

Add COALESCE function

Add a COALESCE function to Informix just like DB and many other databases have it.
almost 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Delivered

Informix AIO tunig options in the way kernel resources are allocated (aio-nr).

When you bring up a instance of the Informix Server which uses KAIO the instance goes out and takes 50% of the aio-nr resources from what I have been able find. then when a second instance comes up it took like 75% of the resources left and then a...
almost 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 2 Delivered

Avoid informix instance restart after parameter DBCREATE_PERMISSION being changed.

Informix instance need to be restart once parameter DBCREATE_PERMISSION being changed. It will cause the downtime/business interruption every time user being add/remove. Request avoiding Informix instance restart after DBCREATE_PERMISSION paramet...
almost 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

Compatibility to MySQL SQL Syntax - Omit unnecessary FROM Clause

MySQL provides some SQL syntax features which Informix does not provide. One example the customer mentioned was the possibility to omit the FROM clause: SELECT 4+5 ; Using Informix a from clause is necessary: SELECT 4+5 from sysmaster:sysdual;
about 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

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

Identify Query in IWA on the Database

I have an informix database and the IWA configured and would like to be able to map the query currently running on the IWA (ondwa tasks gives me the list) with a process on the database server. Currently all I see is the task information on the ac...
about 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

HQ to show Informix server edition, version and fixpack version

Basic info useful in a heterogeneous deployment
almost 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Delivered

Informix server ad 4GL tools support for Power 9 RH-Linux Little Endian

From Mexico business partner - my interpretation and of the clients of the information available, is that a strategy unification is missing, this generates a gray zone of the feasibility of the product, the Linux area in Power is addressing LE and...
about 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered

informix enterprise under SLES15

We would like to know when it's the earliest date for SLES15 to be officially supported for Informix enterprise
over 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Delivered