Release notes for HCL Informix for Windows Operating Systems, 14.10.xC4W1

The Release notes provide a list of useful topics and links for when you install HCL Informix® database product or fix pack.

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Description

HCL Informix 14.10 is available on Linux, AIX and Windows operating systems.

System requirements

Minimum disk space and memory requirements: 750 MB of disk space and 256 MB of memory.

Many applications require substantially larger systems. Your HCL sales team can help optimize the hardware required for your application.

Refer to the machine notes for more detailed information on system requirements.

Installing HCL Informix 14.10.xC4W1

The HCL Informix Installation Guide is available on the Informix documentation site.

If you are migrating from another version of Informix, make sure that you understand all migration requirements and restrictions before you install the product. For migration information, contact HCL sales team.

Known problems

At the time of publication, the following problems were known:
  • Windows™ firewall exception is needed before installation

    Before you install Informix on Windows operating systems, make a Windows firewall exception for the TCP listening port that is used by Informix. By default, the Informix port is 9088; however, you can specify a different port number during installation.

  • Removing users when you uninstall the database server

    If there are multiple installations of the product on the computer, and you are uninstalling one of the products, be careful when you use the Remove users and groups option. Do not remove users or groups that are required by the other installations of the product. If you remove users or groups that are required by the other products, the other products will not start or they will be inoperable.

  • Starting Informix instances

    To start an Informix instance, use the instance shortcut that is in the Informix program group.

Related information

  • Notice of deprecation:

    The Backup to Amazon Simple Storage Services (AWS S3) provided in the ontape utility is considered deprecated and will be removed in an upcoming release. This feature will be replaced with the same REST based technology used in the Informix Primary Storage Manager, to expand coverage to other cloud providers and enhance functionality.

  • End of support:

    The Informix Storage Manager is not a valid storage manager anymore for the ON-Bar utilities. Usage of the old XBSA library with 14.10 is not supported and can lead to unpredictable results including loss of data or inability to restore.

  • Latest open source drivers for Informix: http://github.com/OpenInformix.

  • More information about other products and services from HCL Technologies can be found at https://www.hcltech.com/products-and-platforms