Installation methods
The primary way to install Client SDK or Informix® Connect is with an interactive installation that prompts you to configure installation properties. After your run an interactive installation, you can run non-interactive installations that are based on the original installation.
Interactive installation
An interactive client products installation allows you to exclude unneeded products and to prepare for a silent installation by creating a response file. After you start the installation program, choose a custom installation to exclude products, or a typical installation to install all components.
Non-interactive installation methods
Non-interactive installation methods, such as a silent installation or a script-based installation, are based on the results of interactive installation or on an existing client products installation. You cannot run a non-interactive installation on Mac OS X.
- Silent installation (UNIX, Linux, Windows)
- Use to install Client SDK or Informix
Connect, with the product-specific command.
By using a response file, you can replicate a specific installation configuration on multiple computers with minimal or no user interaction. Silent installation can save much time for some user scenarios.
- Extraction with command-line script (UNIX, Linux)
- Use to install Client SDK or Informix
Connect individually.The extraction with command-line installation alternative can be helpful in one of the following scenarios:
- You want to install the product to redistribute it to multiple computers quickly and with minimal disk space usage
- You want to avoid using Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) during redistribution of the product