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Creating a New Database Server

Perform the following steps manually to create an additional instance of the database server.

To create multiple residency of a database server
  1. Prepare a new ONCONFIG configuration file.
  2. Set the ONCONFIG environment variable to the new filename.
  3. Edit the new ONCONFIG configuration file.
  4. If needed, add a servicename to the services file or connection information to the NetWare server.
  5. Update the sqlhosts file to include the dbservername(s) of the new database server.
  6. Initialize disk space for the new database server.
To ensure proper backups, startup, and client connections
  1. Prepare dbspace and backup schedules.
  2. Modify the operating-system boot file.
  3. Check the INFORMIXSERVER environment variables for users.

The following sections describe each of these steps.

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