29. IBM Informix
29.1. Informix Version Support
Compatible with IBM Informix 9.70 and newer. The driver supports industry-standard Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) connectivity only.
 
29.2. Connection Options
29.2.1. Authentication
Property
Description
AuthScheme
The authentication mechanism that the provider will use to authenticate with Informix.
Server
The name of the DB2 server.
Port
The port used to connect to the server hosting the database.
User
A database user.
Password
The user's password.
Database
The name of the DB2 database.
UseSSL
This field sets whether SSL is enabled.
AlternateServers
This property allows you to specify multiple servers in addition to the one configured in Server and Port . Specify both a server name and port; separate servers with a comma.
29.2.2. SSL
Property
Description
SSLClientCert
The TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL).
SSLClientCertType
The type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLClientCertPassword
The password for the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLClientCertSubject
The subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate.
SSLServerCert
The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.
29.2.3. SSH
Property
Description
SSHAuthMode
The authentication method to be used to log on to an SFTP server.
SSHClientCert
A certificate to be used for authenticating the user.
SSHClientCertPassword
The password of the SSHClientCert certificate if it has one.
SSHClientCertSubject
The subject of the SSH client certificate.
SSHClientCertType
The type of SSHClientCert certificate.
SSHServer
The SSH server.
SSHPort
The SSH port.
SSHUser
The SSH user.
SSHPassword
The SSH password.
SSHServerFingerprint
The SSH server fingerprint.
UseSSH
Whether to tunnel the Informix connection over SSH. Use SSH.
29.2.4. Firewall
Property
Description
FirewallType
The protocol used by a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServer
The name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPort
The TCP port for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUser
The user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPassword
A password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall.
29.2.5. Logging
Property
Description
Logfile
A filepath which designates the name and location of the log file.
Verbosity
The verbosity level that determines the amount of detail included in the log file.
LogModules
Core modules to be included in the log file.
MaxLogFileSize
A string specifying the maximum size in bytes for a log file (for example, 10 MB).
MaxLogFileCount
A string specifying the maximum file count of log files.
29.2.6. Schema
Property
Description
Location
A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
BrowsableSchemas
This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.
Tables
This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.
Views
Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.
29.2.7. Miscellaneous
Property
Description
BatchSize
The maximum size of each batch operation to submit.
ConnectionLifeTime
The maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. Once the time has elapsed, the connection object is disposed.
ConnectOnOpen
This property species whether to connect to the Informix when the connection is opened.
MaxRows
Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time.
Other
These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PoolIdleTimeout
The allowed idle time for a connection before it is closed.
PoolMaxSize
The maximum connections in the pool.
PoolMinSize
The minimum number of connections in the pool.
PoolWaitTime
The max seconds to wait for an available connection.
QueryPassthrough
This option passes the query to the Informix server as is.
Readonly
You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Informix from the provider.
RTK
The runtime key used for licensing.
SessionVariables
A semicolon-separated list of SET ENVIRONMENT commands to set on the current connection.
SwitchMode
This property allows you to specify a switching mode to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server.
SwitchStrategy
This property allows you to specify a switching strategy to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server.
Timeout
A timeout for connections in seconds.
UseConnectionPooling
This property enables connection pooling.