Welcome
Installing
These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® database servers, client products, and DataBlade® modules.
DataBlade modules
These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® DataBlade® modules.
DataBlade® Module Installation and Registration Guide
This publication explains how to install DataBlade® modules.
Installing DataBlade® modules
Installing your DataBlade® module on Windows™
How you install your DataBlade® module depends on when it was released; the installation process for DataBlade modules released after the beginning of 2007 is different from the installation process for DataBlade modules released prior to 2007.
Installing your newer DataBlade® module on a Windows™ computer

HCL Informix® V15.0 documentation
Welcome to the documentation for HCL Informix® 15.0 and related client tools and products.
Product overview
HCL Informix® is a fast and scalable database server that manages traditional relational, object-relational, and dimensional databases. Its small footprint and self-managing capabilities are suited to embedded data-management solutions.
Installing
These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® database servers, client products, and DataBlade® modules.
- HCL Informix® server
  These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® database servers.
- Client products
  These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® client products.
- DataBlade modules
  These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® DataBlade® modules.
  - DataBlade® Module Installation and Registration Guide
    This publication explains how to install DataBlade® modules.
    - Installing DataBlade® modules
      - Using a DataBlade® module in your database
      - Installing your DataBlade® module on UNIX™
        How you install your DataBlade® module depends on when it was released; the installation process for DataBlade modules released after the beginning of 2007 is different from the installation process for DataBlade modules released before 2007.
      - Installing your DataBlade® module on Windows™
        How you install your DataBlade® module depends on when it was released; the installation process for DataBlade modules released after the beginning of 2007 is different from the installation process for DataBlade modules released prior to 2007.
        Installing your newer DataBlade® module on a Windows™ computer
        Installing your pre-2007 DataBlade® module on a Windows™ computer
      - Uninstalling your DataBlade® module on UNIX™
      - Uninstalling your DataBlade® module on Windows™
    - Autoregistration of a standard DataBlade® module in a database
    - Registering with the SYSBldPrepare( ) function
    - Troubleshooting registration problems
- Informix® warehouse accelerator
  These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® warehouse accelerator.
Administering
In addition to administering the database server, you can tune performance, replicate data, and archive data.
Migrating and upgrading
You can upgrade to the 15.0 release of HCL Informix® or migrate from other database servers to Informix. Upgrading is an in-place migration method that uses your existing hardware and operating system software. Some changes to the Informix database server can affect upgrading from a previous release.
Client APIs and tools
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
Embedding Informix®
When you embed HCL Informix®, you can use enterprise-class high-availability and high performance with embeddability features such as easy programmability, a small disk and memory footprint, and silent deployment.
Extending Informix®
Beyond standard relational database objects, HCL Informix® can be extended to handle specialized data types, access methods, routines, and other objects. Informix includes many built-in extensions that are fully integrated in the database server. Informix also provides DataBlade® modules, which are packages of extended database objects for a particular purpose and that are installed separately from the database server. Alternatively, you can create your own user-defined objects for Informix.
Data warehousing
In addition to designing and implementing Informix® dimensional databases, you can use tools to create data warehouse applications and optimize your data warehouse queries.
Designing databases
The first step in creating a relational database is to construct a data model, which is a precise, complete definition of the data you want to store. After you prepare your data model, you must implement it as a database and tables. To implement your data model, you first select a data type for each column and then you create a database and tables and populate the tables with data. You can also implement fragmentation strategies and control access to your data.
JSON compatibility
You can use the popular JSON-oriented query language created by MongoDB to interact with data stored in HCL Informix®.
Security
You can secure your Informix® database server and the data that is stored in your Informix databases. You can encrypt data, secure connections, control user privileges and access, and audit data security.
SQL programming
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for Informix database servers.
Troubleshooting HCL Informix®
Several troubleshooting techniques, tools, and resources are available for resolving problems that you encounter in your HCL Informix® database server environment.

Installing your newer DataBlade® module on a Windows™ computer

About this task

To install your newer DataBlade® module on a Windows™ computer:

Procedure

Log in as a member of the Informix-Admin group.
Perform one of the following tasks depending on how you obtain the software:
- CD-ROM: Move to the CD-ROM directory.
- Electronic download: Follow the directions on the download site to download the product file.
Run the executable command.
See the Quick Start Guide for your DataBlade® module for details on this command.
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 HCL® Informix® instance.
Complete the installation.