Hi friends,
I am new informix DB. I review document both informix dba and install.
I do not know when do I need to Setting Environment Variables. before install or after instll. the system is redhat linus 5.0 and informix 10.
anything do i need to do before install informix server ( entire package) ?

Thanks for any help.

JIm

Hi friendd,
Do I need to create INFORMIXDIR directory before install informix 10?

Thanks,

Jim

Set the Environment BEFORE you begin the install.

create a /etc/profile.local

export INFORMIXDIR=/opt/IBM/informix;
export INFORMIXSERVER=tcpxxxxxx;
export PATH=$PATH:$INFORMIXDIR/bin;
export DBDATE=DMY4.; <- your local DATE format
export DBMONEY=.; <- your local MONEY format
export DBDELIMITER=#;
export ONCONFIG=onconfig.xxxxxxxx;

After that, create a user/group informix

While installing,it will ask for the path where you want to do.You can simply give the path.After installation u need to set env variables like INFORMIXDIR,PATH,INFORMIXSERVER.

[QUOTE=jimmyzhu]Hi friendd,
Do I need to create INFORMIXDIR directory before install informix 10?

Thanks,

Jim[/QUOTE

You need to set the INFORMIXDIR=where you want to install the informix software.
you need to set the PATH=$PATH:$INFORMIXDIR;export PATH

if you are about to create the DB instance, you need to set ONCONFIG=onconfig.file (where default location is $INFORMIXDIR/etc
also set INFORMIXSERVER=nameofinstance where default location is INFORMIXDIR/etc
INFCOMPILER=c4gl (if you are using informix4gl compiler).

yeah,create a directory and give the same path while installing and after the installation is successfull, set INFORMIXDIR to directory path.