Informix Administration Overview

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1 Informix Administration Overview John F. Miller III August 2008 August 18, 2008

2 Overview Information Management IDS Architecture Overview OAT Administrators Feature Overview Performance Monitoring Managing Replication Recent Changes Additional Information 2

3 Database Admin System sysmaster Admin dbs SQL Admin Commands Built-in Database Scheduler Historical System Characteristics SQL Based Alarms Analyze Health Central 3 rd Party Any SQL Language IBM OpenAdmin Tool for IDS Future Integrated Tools and Applications Future Admin Consoles or Workbenches 3

4 What is OpenAdmin Tool for IDS? OAT is a web-based administration tool for the IBM Informix Database Server V11 and moving forward A single OAT installation can administer one or more data servers No additional software is needed on the data server IDS Servers Web Server OAT 4

5 The OAT Stack Web Server OAT Components which are required to run OpenAdmin Tool for IDS 100% Free Available from various sources Individual pieces Bundles Linux, Windows, Mac Simple Install PDO OpenAdmin Tool Informix Connect (or Client SDK) sqllite Informix PDO PHP 5 Web Server 5

6 OAT Data Server Interaction OAT accesses the data server using only standard SQL statements Uses the existing sysmaster database to retrieve performance and monitoring data Utilizes the SQL Admin API to make configuration changes to the data server SQL Statement Returned Data 6

7 OAT Login Screen Admin Login 7

8 Administration Menu Base OAT configuration Connection Management Define admin or read only Groups Define, edit or delete server connections Help Page administration Annotate/Modify help screens Plug-in Manager Menu Manager Customize OAT s Menu 8

9 Menu Manager 9

10 Connection Management Click the Number to edit a connection group 10

11 OAT Login Screen 11

12 Main Login Page 12

13 Database Alerts 13

14 DBSpace Explorer Click a space name for more details Create a new space 14

15 DBSpace Explorer Details Summary, Admin, Tables, Extents 15

16 Performance Analysis SQL Explorer Performance History System Reports Session Explorer 16

17 Performance History Graph 17

18 Query Drill Down 18

19 SQL by Transaction 19

20 Operating System Information 20

21 Session Explorer List of all database server sessions Ability to kill user sessions Drill down into a users session for more details 21

22 Session Explorer Details - SQL 22

23 Server Administration MACH 11 Configuration System Validation User Privilesges Virtual Processors Auto Update Statistics 23

24 MACH Explorer 24

25 MACH Explorer Information Management IDS 25

26 System Configuration 26

27 Modifying the System Configuration 27

28 Auto Update Statistics 28

29 Enterprise Replication Plug-in 29

30 ER World View 30

31 ER Node Thresholds 31

32 ER Alert Threshold View 32

33 ER Node Summary 33

34 Recent Improvements in OpenAdmin ER World and Node Monitor Auto Update Statistics Dynamic Reconfiguration Onconfig analyzer and recommendation engine Historical Data Graphs Data/Index Checking Memory Statistics Simple Switching between server Task Scheduler improvements Menu Highlighting and restructuring MACH 11 start/stop server Read only access to server. Redesigned Help system Simple installer MACH 11 connection manager wizard Improved documentation and FAQ 34

35 Where to Find OAT Information Website which contains a summary of information about OAT IIUG Forums Admin tool OAT forum Developer works articles Training Videos Installation and basic features ER Database Scheduler 35