Starting the database server from the command line, Stopping the database server – IBM GC23-7753-05 User Manual
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Starting the database server from the command line
You can start the database server by using the starts command from the command
line.
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You must be a member of the Windows Administrators group.
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The disk space for the database server must be initialized once to prepare the
root dbspace so that it can be used by the database server. If you performed a
typical installation and chose to create a server instance or you performed a
custom installation and chose to create and initialize the server, disk space is
already initialized.
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If you chose not to create a server instance or not to initialize the server during
installation, start the server and initialize the disk space by using the -i option of
the oninit command in the Start Parameters field of the Services application or
with the starts command.
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If you are upgrading from a previous version of IBM Informix and you are
using the same root dbspace, do not initialize the disk space.
To start the database server by using the command line:
1.
Open a command line.
2.
Change to %INFORMIXDIR%\bin.
3.
Enter the starts command followed by the server name. For example:
starts server_name
You can add an oninit option. For example, to start the database server without
deleting temporary tables:
starts server_name -p
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To verify that the server started, use the onstat utility.
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“Starting the database server from the Control Panel” on page 3-3
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Stopping the database server
To stop the database server from the Control Panel, you must be a member of the
Windows Administrators group. To stop the database server from the command
line, you must be a member of the Informix-Admin group.
To stop the database server:
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From the Control Panel:
1.
Select Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
2.
Double-click Services.
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