Creating a service instance for Informix from the web client

After you install Informix, you must create at least one Informix service instance in the operands project. If you are a IBM® Software Hub user, you can use the web client to create service instances. The web client guides you through the process of creating service instances.

Who needs to complete this task?
To create a service instance from the web client, you must have the Create service instances permission in IBM Software Hub.
When do you need to complete this task?
Complete this task only if you want to create a service instance from the web client.
Alternative methods for creating a service instance

Before you begin

This task assumes that the following prerequisites are met:

Prerequisite Where to find more information
Informix is installed. If this task is not complete, see Installing Informix.

Procedure

To create a service instance:

  1. Log in to the web client.
  2. Switch to the IBM Cloud Pak for Data experience, if needed.
  3. From the navigation menu, select Services > Instances.
  4. Click New instance.
  5. Click the Informix tile. Then, click Next.
  6. In the Instance details area, specify a name for your Informix instance and select which namespace it will run.
  7. In the Configuration area, specify how many Informix servers you want to have in your Informix instance and how much CPU and memory each node will use. The console checks your OpenShift® cluster for adequate memory and CPU resources to meet your specifications. If you leave the number of servers to its default value, the Informix instance will be created with a Primary and an Updatable Secondary server. Instances created with more than 2 servers will have a Primary, Updatable Secondary and the rest would be RSS nodes. An error message displays if inadequate resources are found. If this occurs, you must either reduce the amounts that you specified or add more resources to the cluster.
  8. Click Next.
  9. In the Shared Storage area, specify how to create the storage for your shared data. Logging and configuration files are kept here. You can specify an existing PVC or let the operator to create one for you. If you want the Informix instance to use one PVC for all the storage type (Shared, Data and Backup) select that 'Use the shared PVC for data and backup storage' checkbox.
  10. Click Next.
  11. In the Data Storage area, specify how to create the storage for your data. Informix dbspaces are kept here. You can specify an existing PVC or let the operator create one for you. If you selected 'Use the shared PVC for data and backup storage' in the Shared Storage section, you can skip this section.
  12. Click Next.
  13. In the Backup Storage area, specify how to create the storage for your data. Informix backups are kept here. You can specify an existing PVC or let the operator create one for you. If you selected 'Use the shared PVC for data and backup storage' in the Shared Storage section, you can skip this section.
  14. Click Next.
  15. Ensure that the summary is correct and click Create. The database is ready when it shows up as Running on the Instances page.

What to do next

The service instance is ready to use. To get started with Informix, see Connecting to Informix.