Deprecated and discontinued configuration parameters

Due to changes in related functionality, the introduction of new functionality, or the removal of support, some Informix® configuration parameters that are available in earlier releases are either deprecated or discontinued. Review the summary of the changes to understand the overall impact on your environment.

Deprecated configuration parameters
During migration be aware of the configuration parameters that are deprecated. Support for these configuration parameters might be removed in a later release. Avoid creating new dependencies that rely on these configuration parameters, and if you have existing dependencies on them, develop plans to remove these dependencies.
Discontinued configuration parameters
If you are migrating, be aware of the functions that are no longer supported.
Table 1. Deprecated or discontinued configuration parameters, in alphabetical order by name
Parameter Deprecated in Discontinued in Explanation
AFF_NPROCS 9.3 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the VPCLASS configuration parameter.
AFF_SPROC 9.3 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the VPCLASS configuration parameter.
BUFFERS 10 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the BUFFERPOOL configuration parameter.
CDR_LOGBUFFERS   9.3 Discontinued.
CDR_LOGDELTA   9.3 Discontinued.
CDR_NIFRETRY   9.3 Discontinued.
CDR_NUMCONNECT   9.3 Discontinued.
CDR_QDATA_SBFLAGS   9.4 Enterprise Replication uses the default log mode of the sbspace for spooling row data.
DRAUTO   9.3 You must manually transition from HDR secondary to standard mode.
DRNODE   12.10.xC1 This parameter is not granular enough for high-availability clusters and the secondary servers in such clusters.
FAST_RESTART_CKPT_FUZZYLOG   11.10.xC1 The RTO_SERVER_RESTART configuration parameter eliminates fuzzy checkpoints, and it uses interval checkpoints instead.
FAST_RESTART_PHYSLOG   11.10.xC1 The RTO_SERVER_RESTART configuration parameter eliminates fuzzy checkpoints, and it uses interval checkpoints instead.
JDKVERSION 11.5 12.10.xC1 Discontinued.
JVPHOME 11.5 To be determined Deprecated.
JVPJAVAHOME 11.5 To be determined Deprecated.
JVPJAVALIB 11.5 To be determined Deprecated.
JVPJAVAVM 11.5 To be determined Deprecated.
LBU_PRESERVE   9.3 The onarchive utility is out of support.
LOGSMAX   9.3 The fixed-size logfile array was replaced with a log list that can be added dynamically with the DYNAMIC_LOGS configuration parameter.
LRU_MAX_DIRTY 10 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the BUFFERPOOL configuration parameter.
LRU_MIN_DIRTY 10 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the BUFFERPOOL configuration parameter.
LRUPOLICY   12.10.xC1 Replaced by the AUTO_LRU_TUNING configuration parameter.
LRUS 10 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the BUFFERPOOL configuration parameter.
NOAGE 9.3 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the VPCLASS configuration parameter.
NOFUZZYCKPT   11.10.xC1 The RTO_SERVER_RESTART configuration parameter eliminates fuzzy checkpoints, and it uses interval checkpoints instead.
NUMAIOVPS 9.3 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the VPCLASS configuration parameter.
NUMCPUVPS 9.3 12.10.xC1 Replaced by the VPCLASS configuration parameter.
OPCACHEMAX   12.10.xC1 Optical storage is not supported since the optical subsystem was discontinued.
OPTICAL_LIB_PATH   12.10.xC1 Optical storage is not supported since the optical subsystem was discontinued.
PHYSDBS 11.10.xC1 11.50.xC1 You must move the physical log with the server online.
RA_PAGES 12.10.xC1 To be determined Replaced by the AUTO_READAHEAD configuration parameter.
RA_THRESHOLD   12.10.xC1 Replaced by the AUTO_READAHEAD configuration parameter.
SPINCNT 7.3 12.10.xC1 Use the MULTIPROCESSOR configuration parameter to specify whether the database server performs locking that is suitable for a multiprocessor computer.
STAGEBLOB   12.10.xC1 Optical storage is not supported since the optical subsystem was discontinued.

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