Informix Dynamic Server
Informix Dynamic Server
Definition
Program that constitutes the Informix database management system (DBMS).
Use
The data used by the SAP System is stored, accessed, and updated using a DBMS such as the Informix Dynamic Server (IDS). Therefore, it is essential that IDS is fully functioning for productive operation of the SAP System. The SAP System is released with specified versions of IDS.
The Informix server versions described in this documentation are 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 (but there are also a few topics describing features for Informix version 6.0). The term "Informix version 7.x" is used to refer to any version of the Informix server starting with "7". Before version 7.3, the Informix server was called "INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server". The documentation shows when a particular feature is only relevant to a particular version of the Informix server.
Integration
SAPDBA, the SAP database administration tool for Informix databases, is supplied for both Informix version 7.x and 6.0. This means that you can still benefit from the latest developments in SAPDBA, even if you have not yet upgraded to Informix version 7.x. The documentation for SAPDBA describes differences between Informix version 6.0 and version 7.x, where relevant.
ON-Bar
, the most recent data recovery tool supplied by Informix, runs with Informix version 7.23UC3 or a later version. For more information, see note 50157.
See also:
Informix documentation at
http://www.informix.com