This is the infx management suite command line reference.
All infx commands share a common syntax.
By default, the infx command will execute against the instance pointed to by your INFORMIXSERVER environment variable. This is the same behavior as the underlying utilities such as onstat and onspaces.
You can add an instance name to the command line and the infx command will use that instance instead.
Each infx service executes within it's own environment. infx manages this and ensures the correct values for INFORMIXDIR, INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG and PATH etc are supplied.
If you are also managing remote hosts, you can specify a remote instance on the command line. infx will use SSH to execute the command on the remote host. To specify a remote host either use the instance@host syntax, or specify the parameter host= on the command line.
By setting up SSH keys between the two hosts, the infx commands can be executed remotely, without the need to enter a password. This can simplify the management of multiple hosts by doing it from one location.
syntax
infx service inst [ host= options ]
| option | description
| example |
| service | name of the command to execute | status |
| inst | select instance environment to execute against | demo01 |
| host= | specify name of host to execute command on | host=serverb |
| options | options as required on a service by service basis | mode=online |
If you don't specify an instance name, the command executes against the instance in your INFORMIXSERVER environment variable.
examples
Execute status service against your default instance, from $INFORMIXSERVER environment
infx status
Execute status service against demo02 instance, instead of $INFORMIXSERVER environment
infx status demo02
Execute status service against demo03 instance, on remote host servera, instead of local environment
infx status demo03@servera
For commands that do not specify an instance name, and the host parameters to execute on a remote host. For example run the all command on remote servera.