Installing a pre-2007 DataBlade® module on a UNIX™ computer

About this task

To install a pre-2007 DataBlade® module on a UNIX™ computer:

Procedure

  1. Log in as the informix user.
  2. Complete the following steps if you received your DataBlade® module software on a CD.
    If you plan to access the product by electronic delivery, follow the instructions at the download site and then go to step 3.
    1. Move to the CD-ROM directory.
      The software for each platform has its own compressed file; the platform name is included in the file name. The string xCn in the file name further distinguishes the product. The values for x and their meaning are:
      F
      64 bit
      H
      32 bit HP
      U
      32 bit UNIX™ or Linux™
      T
      32 bit Windows™
    2. Copy the compressed product file to a temporary location, such as the /tmp directory.
    3. Uncompress the file and restore the content with the appropriate command (such as uncompress, zcat, tar, cpio, rpm, winzip).

      This command creates a datablade directory (or directories) into which it copies the product files, where datablade is the DataBlade® module project name.

  3. Move to the datablade directory, where datablade is the DataBlade® module project name.
  4. Run the installation script: ./install
  5. Confirm the installation directory.
    By default, the value of the INFORMIXDIR environment variable for the database server installation is selected. You can specify a different Informix® instance.