Preparing to install Client SDK
Before you install client products, you must prepare your system and plan for choices that you must make during the installation process.
About this task
Preparing for installation includes reviewing system requirements, deciding on the installation owner and the installation directory, and reviewing installation options. It also includes preinstallation tasks such as obtaining the software and reviewing the machine notes.
Procedure
To prepare for installation:
- Obtain the software.
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Review the client components that you can install.
You can install all of them or some of them.
- Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements.
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Choose a user account with which to install the product. The user account becomes the
installation owner.
- UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X: Decide between a non-root owner and an owner with root or administrative privileges.
- If you plan to install as an administrative user, decide on a password for user informix.
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Choose an installation directory.
If client products are already installed in the directory, uninstall the existing client products.
- Choose an installation method.
- If you are installing client products on the same computer as the database server, install or upgrade the database server before you install client products.
Results
Log files are created during the installation process. You can use the log files to troubleshoot installation errors.