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Informix Server

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Add SQL Function to create MD5 hashes (Oracle has GET_HASH_VALUE function)

Native function to create a MD5 hash from String parameter. Other databases has already this kind of functions: Oracle, MySQL. For compatibility, we can use Oracle name: GET_HASH_VALUE
over 11 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Enable READ ONLY access to DB2 from Informix using DRDA protocol

This is request for Wal-Mart , we have 100s of Informix gateway manager installed (DRDA) to join quries Informix and DB2 database.
over 10 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Onconfig parameter to disable automatic registration of datablades.

In high volume environments automatic registration of datablades can cause too much contention and impact processing.We would like a new onconfig parameter to disable the automatic registration of datablades.
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

SELinux policies for Informix on RHEL version 7 and upwards

At startup the Informix database spawns a number of processes, that run as unconfined SeLinux processes. From the permission perspective, some of these processes run as informix user (example: cpu and encrypt vps) whilst others run as root user (l...
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 1 Not under consideration

Add SSL certs

"Plain text" connections to Informix are only encrypted if using SSL. The manuals and internet only explain "self assigned certification" well enough to implement. To make matters worse the "certs" expire and then you have to wipe everything out, ...
over 8 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

Upgrade without outage in HDR environment

Upgrading without an outage in an HDR environment is a big deal when rolling out upgrades in the HDR environment. With the conversion from 12.10.FC4 to 12.10.FC5 we will have a failover and thats it! Thats a HUGE win for the product but I need thi...
over 9 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

informix HQ

Current version of Informix HQ is not able to trap and sent alert for engine in block state.
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Limit open partitions to avoid very large rsam pool

In systems with a lot of tables informix can have a very large rsam pool. This can cause informix to allocate so much memory it starts swapping or in memory limiting versions (like workgroup, express etc.) to even let the engine crash. Sometimes t...
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Allow SPL variables to be used to define index directives.

Inside a stored procedure allow the index name for a directive to come from a variable:...define v_bs_index varchar(100);define p_id like tBS.id,...let v_bs_index = ( select cfg from Cfg where group = 'INDEXES' and name = 'TBS_INDEX' )...
over 2 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Future consideration

Allow abort defragment

Allow abort the defragment command.
about 6 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration