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Frequently Asked Questions for Informix Products
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This document provides answers to common questions that Informix clients have about Informix products regarding downloading, installing, troubleshooting, How to, APARs, and so on.
 
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How do you download Informix products?

What is Fix Central and how do you use it?

What is Passport Advantage and how do you use it?

What is a Post Interim Drop (PID)?

How do you obtain a PID?

What is a patch?

How do you obtain a patch?

What Informix products are compatible with what operating systems?

What GUI Administration tools are available for Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)?

Where is the Informix Product Support page?

Where do you search for APARs?

Where do you search for "How to" and "Troubleshooting" documents?

What data should you collect for a specific Informix problem?

Where do you go to find Informix product documentation or manuals?

Can you take an archive or backup on one version of IDS and restore it on another version of IDS?

Where do you find performance tuning information and advice?




What GUI Administration tools are available for Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)?

Where do you go to find Informix product documentation or manuals?

Can you take an archive or backup on one version of IDS and restore it on another version of IDS?
    No. That is not a supported use of the backup utilities.
 
 
 

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 Product categories:
 Software
 Data Management
 Data Servers (Database Management Systems)
 Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)
 Operating system(s):
  AIX, DYNIX/ptx, Digital Unix (OSF1)(TRU64), HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, Reliant UNIX, Sinix, Solaris, Windows
 Software version:
  7.3, 9.4, 10.0, 11.1, 11.5
 Reference #:
  1322898
 IBM Group:
 Software Group
 Modified date:
 2008-12-17

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