Redistributing client products with scripts (UNIX, Linux)

You can extract client product files from the installation media for script-based redistribution to other computers.

Before you begin

Complete the following prerequisite tasks:

About this task

Use this method if you want to redistribute the client product files without adding a Java™ runtime environment or an uninstallation application to multiple host systems. You extract the product files by starting the installation application with the -DLEGACY=TRUE command on one computer. After you run the installation application, copy the files in the installation directory of the first computer to redistribute the product on other computers.

Procedure

To install client products with a script:
  1. Run an installation command:
    • Client SDK: ./installclientsdk -DLEGACY=TRUE
    • Informix® Connect: ./installconnect -DLEGACY=TRUE
  2. Follow the instructions in the installation application.
  3. While logged in as the root user, manually install the Global Security Kit by running the installgskit from the $INFORMIXDIR/gskit directory.
  4. Copy the contents of the installation directory and place them into the directory of another computer where you want to redistribute the products.
    The contents include the RUNasroot scripts that you use for redistribution.
  5. Run the script for the product that you want to deploy on the other computer.
    You can deploy either Client SDK or Informix® Connect in one location, not both.
    OptionDescription
    RUNasroot.installclientsdk Completes the redistribution of the Client SDK files.
    RUNasroot.installconnect Completes the redistribution of the Informix® Connect files.

Results

Log files are created during the installation process. You can use the log files to troubleshoot installation errors.

You can now configure the client environment and connect to the database server.