1. Virtualization with Informix Dynamic Server
Kent Klaas and Yunming Wang

2. Agenda Introduction to Virtualization IDS and Virtualization
Introduction to the IDS Virtual Appliance
Demonstration of the IDS Virtual Appliance
Obtaining and Using the IDS Virtual Appliance
Assistance and Additional Resources
Questions and Answers

3. Introduction to Virtualization Definition and Benefits
Technology enabling the ability to run multiple operating systems and applications on the same hardware at the same time.
Benefits of Virtualization
Optimize IT Center Assets
Enhance utilization while consolidating servers
Reduce IT Center Costs
Lower utility and maintenance costs with fewer servers
Increase availability and continuity
Enhance archive, recovery and migration activities
Improve flexibility and agility
Enhance server allocation and provisioning
Improve desktop management and security
Enhance desktop allocation and provisioning

4. Introduction to Virtualization Virtual Machine and Virtual Appliance
An isolated software container created by virtualization containing all the hardware resources (cpu, memory, network and storage) which requires the installation of an operating system and required software stack.
Virtual Appliance
A unified offering of just enough operating system and an application stack pre-installed, integrated and tested for a specific purpose or intent

5. Introduction to Virtualization Deployment Options
Desktop
Deploy your virtual machines and virtual appliances to desktop environments to enhance desktop optimization and versatility using desktop virtualization products;
Enterprise
Deploy your virtual machines and virtual appliances to consolidated server environments in your business to enhance IT center optimization, versatility and manageability using virtual infrastructure products;
Cloud
Deploy your virtual machines and virtual appliances to emerging cloud computing environments to extend your IT center reach and simplify deployment and manageability;

6. IDS and Virtualization Status and Deliverables
Extending Informix products and services to include virtualization support, leadership and partnerships
Extending deployment to include desktop, in-house and cloud virtualization options
Extending information and assistance to partners and customers considering or implementing virtualization
Deliverables
Several editions and versions of the IDS Virtual Appliance developed, tested and available for VMware leveraging Novell’s SUSE 10 SP2
Deployment availability across desktop, in-house virtualization environment supported for VMware Player, Workstation, Fusion and VI3
Deployment for Cloud computing platforms

7. Introduction to IDS VA Purpose and Definition
Software Stack and Configuration
IDS Virtual Appliance Editions
Deployment Options
IBM Confidential
October 2008

8. The IDS Virtual Appliance Purpose and Definition
The Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Virtual Appliance combines a robust database server, application stack, operating system and hardware resources
Develop and deploy new applications
Create IDS demonstrations and presentations
Develop and test applications
Informix Dynamic Server
Variety of Software Product and Utilities
SUSE ® Linux ® Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SLES 10 SP2
VMware ® Infrastructure
and Virtualization Tools
VM Configuration and Resources
CPU – Memory – Network - Storage

9. The IDS Virtual Appliance Application Layer
Informix Dynamic Server
Variety of Software Product and Utilities
Informix Dynamic Server xC3
Pre-Installed
Pre-Configured Instance and MACH11 Cluster
Pre-Tested
Ready to Run
Additional Informix and IBM Products
IBM Informix Client SDK 3.50.xC3
IBM Informix JDBC Driver 3.50.xC3
IBM Informix Spatial DataBlade 8.21.UC2
IBM Informix Web DataBlade 4.13.UC3
IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC/SQLJ
IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC/CLI
IBM OpenAdmin Tool for IDS 2.22
IBM Data Studio 1.1.2

10. The IDS Virtual Appliance Operating System Layer
SUSE ® Linux ® Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SLES 10 SP2
Base Operating System
Pre-Installed SUSE® Enterprise Server 10 SP2
Pre-Configured Devices and X Window Manager
Pre-Tested
Ready to Run
Additional Tools and Utilities
C and C++ Compilers (gcc 4.1.2)
GNU gdb 6.6
IBM JDK 1.5
Firefox 2.0

11. The IDS Virtual Appliance Virtualization Layer
VMware® Infrastructure
and Virtualization Tools
VMware® Infrastructure and Utilties
Embedded Software to Support Virtualization
VMware Tools package
Improves the graphical performance for different guest operating systems.
Enables integration between the guest and host.

12. The IDS Virtual Appliance Virtual Machine Resources
VM Configuration and Resources
CPU – Memory – Network - Storage
CPU
CPU time is not configurable for IDS va when running as a desktop application
Memory
IDS va uses 768MB memory by default, but it can be configured to use different amount of memory depending on the total size of physical RAM available on the system
Network
Two network adapters are configured:
Host-only with a static IP address
NAT for sharing the host’s IP address.
Storage
12 GB (maximum size) pre-configured and compressed virtual disk mounted as /.  
40 GB compressed virtual disk mounted as /data.

13. IDS Virtual Appliance Editions
Full-function, object-relational data server. Includes important capabilities such as: high reliability, security, usability, manageability and performance.
Express Edition
Includes all of the features of IDS Express plus features to handle high transaction volume.
Workgroup Edition
Includes all of the features of IDS Workgroup Edition plus features required to provide the scalability to handle high user loads and provide 24x7x365 high availability
Enterprise Edition
FREE for all customers to prototype and develop applications.
Includes all core features of the IDS enterprise edition with some memory and license limitations.
Developer Edition

14. IDS Virtual Appliance Environments
Desktop deployment supported for a variety of VMware products, including: Player, Workstation and Fusion.
VMware® Workstation 6.x or later or VMware Player 2.0.3, 2.5 or later.
Desktop
Enterprise scalability and optimization with VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.
Enterprise
Extending your reach and capabilities with Cloud computing.
Cloud

15. Demonstration of the IDS VA
Windows Desktop Demonstration of the IDS VA
Downloading
Installing
Launching and Configuring
Desktop Overview
Welcome page of the IDS VA
First Steps
SQL Editor
Data Studio
Open Admin Tool
Terminal
Amazon Compute Cloud Demonstration of the IDS VA
Configuring and instance with SSH
Utilizing Open Admin Tool
IBM Confidential
October 2008

16. Downloading the IDS va installation image
The IDS va installation images are available at
You will see the following IDS va installation images after you login with your IBM ID:
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17. Installing the IDS virtual appliance (Windows)
Double clicking the executable file of the IDS virtual appliance to install the compressed VMware image into your working directory:
Enter your preferred directory name, for example, C:\VMware\IDS-appliances and click Install.
The VMware image will be installed under a subdirectory named “Base-IDS-Developer-Edition-vx.x.x”, where x.x.x is the version number, when the installation process is finished.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

18. Launching the IDS virtual appliance
Double clicking the .vmx file from Windows Explorer or clicking the button from VMware Player or the button from VMware Workstation.
Powering it on from VMware Player or Workstation:
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19. Configuring the IDS virtual appliance
After you read and accept all the license agreements, you will see the SLES desktop login screen. You can login as developer/developer or informix/informix from there.
Login as userid “root” with password “root”:
IBM Confidential
October 2008

20. Demonstration of the IDS VA
Windows Desktop Demonstration of the IDS VA
Downloading
Installing
Launching and Configuring
Desktop Overview
Welcome page of the IDS VA
First Steps
SQL Editor
Data Studio
Open Admin Tool
Terminal
Amazon Compute Cloud Demonstration of the IDS VA
Configuring and instance with SSH
Utilizing Open Admin Tool
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21. Obtaining and using IDS VA
FREE Download Location
Requires IBM Internet ID and Password
Using the IDS Virtual Appliance
Start now with development and testing
Build Virtualization skills and experience
Leverage for demos, presentations and education
Enable your sales teams
IBM Confidential
October 2008

22. Assistance and Additional Resources
Presenters
Kent Klaas
Yunming Wang
Web Sites

23. Questions and Answers
Q & A

24. Supporting Slides

25. Installing the IDS virtual appliance (Windows)
Double clicking the executable file of the IDS virtual appliance to install the compressed VMware image into your working directory:
Enter your preferred directory name, for example, C:\VMware\IDS-appliances and click Install.
The VMware image will be installed under a subdirectory named “Base-IDS-Developer-Edition-vx.x.x”, where x.x.x is the version number.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

26. Launching the IDS virtual appliance
Launching the IDS virtual appliance by double clicking the .vmx file from Windows Explorer or clicking the button from VMware Player:
Login as userid “root” with password “root”
After you read and accept all the license agreements, you will see the SLES desktop login screen. You can login as developer/developer or informix/informix from there.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

27. Terminal with IDS environment
Desktop of IDS VA
Welcome page of IDS virtual appliance
IDS First steps
Informix home page
IDS Information Center
DBACCESS SQL Editor
Data Studio
Open Admin Tool for IDS
Terminal with IDS environment
IBM Confidential
October 2008

28. The Welcome page of IDS va
The welcome page of the virtual appliance is displayed at startup and is a good starting point for new IDS virtual appliance users. You can find detailed information about the IDS virtual appliance and useful links to other information sources:
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October 2008

29. First Steps
In order to get started quickly with IDS software development, a special folder (/opt/IBM/informix/FirstSteps) is provided that contains topic-specific subfolders:
IDS Detective Game – contains the game that can be played to practice using SQL in IDS
Java – contains a sample java program and tutorial about how to use Java with IDS
PHP – contains a sample PHP program and tutorial about how to use PHP with IDS
Data Studio – contains one lab that guides you through basic functionalities of Data Studio.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

30. DBACCESS SQL Editor
The dbaccess SQL Editor is a handy link to the IDS dbaccess user interface for entering, executing, and debugging SQL statements and SPL routines:
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October 2008

31. IBM Data Studio
IBM Data Studio is an integrated data management and development environment for designing, developing, deploying, and managing data-driven applications. You can use either IBM Java Common Client or Informix JDBC driver with IDS
IBM Confidential
October 2008

32. Open Admin Tool
Open Admin Tool (OAT) is an open-source web-based administration tool for the IBM Informix Database Server V11 and above. It allows the administration and monitoring of local and remote IDS instances from a single administration console.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

33. Terminal with IDS Environment setup
The IDS virtual appliance is pre-configured with the demo_on instance, which includes two demo databases:
stores demo database
Idsgame database for IDS Detective Game (found in First Steps)
The demo_on instance is started or stopped automatically when the virtual appliance is started or stopped.
You can manage the demo_on instance by running the following scripts as user “informix”:
. createDemo - re-creates the demo instance from scratch
. removeDemo - deletes all database files associated with the demo instance.
. startDemo - starts the demo instance.
. stopDemo - stops the demo instance.
. setDemo - sets the environment variables for the demo instance
Note, the above scripts don’t run in a C-shell.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

34. Demo of Using IDS va in Amazon EC2
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) presents a virtual computing environment. This demo will show you how the IDS va works as an Amazon EC2 AMI:
Launching an IDS va AMI instance
Configuring the IDS va AMI instance
Using OpenAdmin Tool on the IDS va AMI instance
IBM Confidential
October 2008

35. Launching an IDS va AMI instance
This demo will launch an IDS va AMI instance based one of the existing IDS va AMIs in Amazon EC2 previously created for this demo. You can find out more information about how to create an AMI image at Amazon EC2 wetsite.
There are two ways you can launch an IDS va AMI instance:
Amazon AWS Management Console at
Amazon Command Line Tools
This demo will use the Console for simplicity reason.
IBM Confidential
October 2008

36. Configuring the IDS va AMI instance
Once the instance is running, it needs to be configured.
This demo will use putty.exe from a Windows machine to connect to the instance and configure the AMI instance.
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37. Using OpenAdmin Tool on the AMI instance
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