Perform HCL OneDB installation and create an instance on Linux

The first task in the embeddability tutorial is to complete an installation and create the HCL OneDB™ instance.

Install HCL OneDB on the template computer to prepare the master copy for later deployment. A custom installation is recommended because you can choose the features to install. This is one good way to reduce the footprint of HCL OneDB. Some features are mutually dependent and must be installed with one another. The good news is that the installation application manages these interdependencies.

Tip: You will be able to further reduce the footprint of the installation when you create a snapshot of the HCL OneDB instance with the deployment assistant by clearing features and packages that you do not want to include in the snapshot.

The embeddability tutorial for Linux™ is based on the following installation scenario:

HCL OneDB 1.0.0.0 is installed in the default directory /opt/IBM/informix
An instance with the name demo_on is created

Important: The /opt/IBM/informix installation path and an instance named demo_on are assumptions made for the tutorial. You can install HCL OneDB in a directory of your choice and create an instance with the name of your choice.