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the IBM Publications Center. To order a manual, note the 10-digit publication
number following the manual title (for example, G251-9999-00), and enter
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IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server, Version 8.5. |
Administrator's Guide
(G251-2231-00)
This manual contains important information on administering IBM Informix
Extended Parallel Server and includes information about how to configure,
administer, and use the database server. It describes features, database
server concepts, and procedures for performing database server management
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Administrator's Reference
(G251-2232-00)
This manual provides reference material for IBM Informix Extended
Parallel Server. It provides the syntax of database server utilities
such as onmode and onstat, and comprehensive descriptions of configuration
parameters, the sysmasters tables, and logical-log records. It also
provides information about loading and unloading external tables
in Extended Parallel Server.
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Backup and Restore Guide
(G251-2228-00)
This manual explains the concepts and methods that you need to understand
when you use the ON-Bar utility to back up and restore data. |
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Database Design and Implementation Guide
(G251-2230-00)
This manual provides information to help you design, implement, and
manage your IBM Informix databases. It includes data models that illustrate
different approaches to database design and shows you how to use Structured
Query Language (SQL) to implement and manage your databases. |
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DB-Access User's Guide
(G251-2229-00)
This manual describes how to use the DB-Access utility to access,
modify, and retrieve data from IBM Informix databases. |
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Error Messages
(G251-2280-02)
This file includes causes and solutions for numbered error messages
that you might receive when you work with IBM Informix products.
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Getting Started Guide
(G251-2233-00)
This manual provides an overview of how to work efficiently with IBM
Informix Extended Parallel Server. It outlines Extended Parallel Server
architecture, introduces the major features, and discusses associated
Informix client and application programming interface (API) products
and manuals. It also summarizes the basic tasks that are required
for you to get up and running with the database server and contains
information to help you use the documentation for Extended Parallel
Server, Version 8.5. |
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GLS User's Guide
(G251-2237-00)
This manual describes the Global Language Support (GLS) feature, which
allows IBM Informix application-programming interfaces (APIs) and
database servers to handle different languages, cultural conventions,
and code sets. |
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Guide to SQL: Reference
(G251-2238-00)
This guide provides information on the following topics: IBM Informix
databases, data types, system catalog tables, environment variables,
and the stores_demo demonstration database. It also contains a glossary.
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Guide to SQL: Syntax
(G251-2284-02, updated 12/05)
This guide provides detailed descriptions of the syntax for all IBM
Informix SQL and SPL statements. |
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Guide to SQL: Tutorial
(G251-2240-00)
This guide provides a tutorial on SQL, as implemented by IBM Informix
products. It describes the basic ideas and terms that are used when
you work with a relational database. |
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I-Spy User Manual
(G251-2243-00)
This manual provides detailed instructions for configuring and using
IBM Informix I-Spy to monitor and control SQL statements submitted
to an Informix database server. |
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Installation Guide
(G251-2234-00)
This guide contains instructions for installing IBM Informix Extended
Parallel Server. You will find instructions for an installation wizard
and a command-line installation in this guide. |
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Migration Guide
(G251-2241-00)
This manual describes the procedures that you use when you move data
from one location to another and when you migrate existing IBM Informix
databases. It includes information on migrating data to and from your
server and describes how to prepare your host system to support new
features.
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New Features Guide
(G299-2021-00)
This manual describes new feature enhancements to IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server in Version 8.51. It also summarizes the syntax of certain administrative utility command-line options that are not described in the Version 8.50 Administrator's Reference. |
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Performance Guide
(G251-2235-00)
This manual provides information about how to configure and operate
IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server to improve overall system throughput
and how to improve the performance of SQL queries. |
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SNMP Subagent Guide
(G251-2242-00)
This manual describes the IBM Informix subagent that allows a Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network manager to monitor the
status of IBM Informix database servers. |
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Storage Manager Administrator's Guide
(G251-2320-00)
This manual describes IBM Informix Storage Manager (ISM), which manages
storage devices and media for your Informix database server. ISM also
performs ON-Bar backup and restore operations.
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Trusted Facility Guide
(G251-2236-00)
This manual describes the secure-auditing capabilities of IBM Informix
database servers, including the creation and maintenance of audit
logs. |
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