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$INFORMIXDIR\IBM_Informix_Client_SDK_InstallLog.log

for Client SDK

installation alone

$INFORMIXDIR\IBM_Informix_Connect_InstallLog.log

for Informix Connect

$INFORMIXDIR\IBM_Informix_JDBC_Driver_InstallLog.log

for IBM Informix

JDBC Driver installation alone

Performing an inline Informix upgrade on Windows

If you have earlier versions of IBM Informix installed, you must use an upgrade
path that is appropriate for your environment.

Important:

If you plan to complete an inline upgrade where a previous version of

Informix is already located, before you upgrade you must back up the database
server that you are using (including the data chunks of the existing installation)
and the onconfig and SQLHOSTS files. Be sure to review the IBM Informix
Migration Guide for detailed prerequisites and instructions about the upgrade
method that is appropriate for your environment.

There is no inline upgrade support for Client SDK and Informix Connect
installations. To upgrade one of these client products at the same time you perform
inline upgrade of the database sever, uninstall the old client product installation
and select the client product in the installation application.

To complete an inline upgrade of the Informix database server:
1.

Save copies of the onconfig and SQLHOSTS files of the existing installation.

Shut down all instances of the Informix installation before installing the new
version.

Install Informix in the $INFORMIXDIR path of the Informix installation that you
want to upgrade.

If you want to remove any features from the upgraded installation, run the
uninstallation application to selectively remove the features.

Log files

Installation log files can provide helpful information about a completed installation
or help you identify problems about an installation attempt.

When you install Informix products, the installation application generates log files
in %INFORMIXDIR%. Log files are also created if you attempt to install any of the
products but the installation application does not complete successfully.

The log file %INFORMIXDIR%/IBM_Informix_Software_Bundle_InstallLog.log is
created for any installation using the Informix software bundle. In addition, one or
more of the following log files are created, depending on which product or
products you have chosen to install:

%INFORMIXDIR%\IBM Informix_11.70_InstallLog.log

for Informix installation

alone

%INFORMIXDIR%\IBM_Informix_Client_SDK_InstallLog.log

for Client SDK

installation alone

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