Installation directory

You can use the default installation directory for the database server when you run the installation application, or you can create a directory before you install and then select that directory during installation.

The installation directory is known as the INFORMIXDIR directory because the environment variable INFORMIXDIR is set to the installation directory.

The directory where you install HCL OneDB™ products must fulfill these requirements:
  • The directory can contain a database server installation.
  • The directory must not contain HCL OneDB client products installations. Uninstall existing client products before you install new client products in the same directory.
  • The full path to the installation directory must not exceed 200 characters, including path separators, and must not contain spaces. UNIX™, Linux: The directory for a non-root installation must not exceed 60 characters.
  • UNIX, Linux™: The directory on which you plan to install the database server must be local or an NFS-mounted file system with regular operating-system files.
  • Windows™: The drive on which you plan to install the database server must be formatted with NTFS and must have 8.3 file name creation enabled. For Windows 7 and subsequent Windows versions, turn off User Account Control (UAC) security before you install client products.
Tip: UNIX, Linux: Do not use back or quit as a string in the INFORMIXDIR path or in any HCL OneDB product installation configuration settings, including passwords.