Ingres DBMS Server Installation Parameters

Ingres DBMS Server Installation Parameters that Ingres database server products and their utilities use.

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The parameter settings when installing the Ingres DBMS Server are as follows (environment variables are shown in parentheses):

II_DATABASE

Database location (II_DATABASE)

Defines the location for the Ingres master database (iidbdb) and the default location for database files.

II_CHECKPOINT

Checkpoint files location (II_CHECKPOINT)

Defines the location for the checkpoint files that serve as a static backup of the database

II_JOURNAL

Journal files location (II_JOURNAL)

Defines the location for the journal files, which provide a dynamic record of changes made to Ingres databases since the last checkpoint.

II_DUMP

Dump files location (II_DUMP)

Defines the location for the dump files used to perform online backups.

II_WORK

Temporary work files location (II_WORK)

Defines the location for temporary files created during external sorts and other DBMS Server operations.

II_LOG_FILE

Transaction log location (II_LOG_FILE)

Defines the location of the transaction log file.

II_DUAL_LOG

Dual transaction log location (II_DUAL_LOG)

Defines the location of the backup transaction log file

II_LOG_FILE_SIZE_MB

Transaction log file size (II_LOG_FILE_SIZE_MB)

Defines the default size of the transaction log file. The default size (256 MB per file) is adequate for most instances. You should change the file size only if you have an existing application that requires a larger transaction log file
Start Ingres under….account (II_SERVICE_START_USER) (Windows only)

II_CONNECT_LIMIT

Connection Limit (II_CONNECT_LIMIT)

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent users.

II_TIMEZONE_NAME

Time zone (II_TIMEZONE_NAME)

Specifies the region and time zone.

II_CHARSET

Character set (II_CHARSET)

Specifies the character set.

II_DATE_TYPE_ALIAS

Date Alias (II_DATE_TYPE_ALIAS)

Specifies whether date columns should use ANSI date or Ingres date data type.

II_CONFIG_TYPE

Configuration type (II_CONFIG_TYPE)

Specifies a configuration type, which determines Ingres configuration parameter settings based on how Ingres will be used.

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