Release notes (UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X)

The Release notes provide a list of useful topics and links for when you install an IBM® Informix® database product or fix pack.

Description

IBM Informix 12.10 is available in several different editions, and each offers different features and function.

Information about the fixed defects for IBM Informix 12.10.xC3 is available at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046898.

The product announcement letters are available at http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss. See the announcement for the following information:

IBM Informix 12.10 does not support the HP-UX PA-RISC operating system.

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the detailed system requirements document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27013343.

The IBM Informix Installation Guide (ids_installg_12.10.pdf) is also available in the product build in PDF format.

If you are migrating from another version of Informix, make sure that you understand all migration requirements and restrictions before you install the product. For migration information, see http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.mig.doc/mig.htm.

Up-to-date information about the known problems for Informix 12.10.xC3 is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046899.

At time of publication, the following problems were known:

Removing users when you uninstall the database server
If there are multiple installations of the product on the computer, and you are uninstalling one of the products, be careful when you use the Remove users and groups option. Do not remove users or groups that are required by the other installations of the product. If you remove users or groups that are required by the other products, the other products will not start or they will be inoperable.