Configuring a database server after installation

If you chose to create a server during installation, it is already configured. Otherwise, you must configure the server to create a usable HCL Informix® instance.

The DB-Access utility, which is provided with your HCL Informix database server products, includes one or more demonstration databases. Many examples in HCL Informix manuals are based on these demonstration databases, and you can use these databases to explore Informix functionality. The demonstration databases can be created at any time after installation. See the Informix DB-Access User's Guide for detailed information about installing, preparing, and working with the demonstration databases.

You can configure a newly installed database server or change the configuration settings of an existing instance by completing the following tasks: