Windows™ administrative utilities
You can use Informix® utilities and Windows™ utilities to administer and monitor the database server on Windows™ operating systems.
The following Informix® utilities simplify administration of the database server on Windows™.
| Utility | Description and usage |
|---|---|
| ixpasswd.exe | Changes the logon password for all services that
log on as user informix. You can change the password interactively
or on the command line by running the -y option.
Using this utility, you are not required to manually change the password
for each service whenever you change the informix password. If you are logged on locally and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as the local informix user. If you are logged on domain and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as domain\informix Usage: ixpasswd [-y new_password] |
| ixsu.exe | Opens a command line window that runs as the specified
user. The user is a local user unless you specify a domain name. If
you do not specify a user name, the default user is informix.
You no longer are required to log off as the current user and log
on as informix to do DBA tasks that must be run as informix. The ixsu utility requires Advanced User Rights:
For information about setting Advanced User Rights, see your Windows™ documentation. Usage: ixsu [[domain\]username] |
| ntchname.exe | Changes the registry entries for HCL Informix® from
the old host name to the new host name. Run ntchname after
you change the host name. This utility does not change user environment
variables. After you run ntchname, edit the %INFORMIXDIR%\%INFORMIXSERVER%.cmd file and change the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS entry to the new host name. Usage: ntchname old_name new_name |
Windows™ Event Viewer
The Event Viewer shows informational, warning, and error messages for the operating system, other applications, and the database server.
To show database server messages, from the Administrative Tools window, choose . Double-click any event for a detailed message.
Windows™ Performance Monitor
The Windows™ Performance Monitor (perfmon.exe) shows resources such as processor, memory, cache, threads, and processes. The Performance Monitor also creates charts, alerts, and reports. You can save information to log files for later analysis.
To show the Performance Monitor, from the Administrative Tools window, choose Performance.