• Connectivity Guide
•  1. Introducing Vector Connectivity
  •  Vector Instance
    • Server Installation
    • Client Installation
    • Installation Code
  • Network Connections
  • How Communications Are Enabled
  • How to Establish User Access
  • Requirements for Accessing Remote Instances
  • Server Connection Definitions (Virtual Nodes)
  • Connection Data
  • Remote User Authorizations
  • Global and Private Definitions
  • ingvalidpw and ingvalidpam Programs
  • Net Configuration Parameters--Customize Ingres Net
•  2. Using Net
  •  Connection to Remote Databases
    •  Database Access Syntax--Connect to Remote Database
      • Dynamic Vnode Specification--Connect to Remote Database
    • Use of the SQL Connect Statement with Net
  • Commands and Net
  •  User Identity on Remote Instance
    • -u Command Flag--Impersonate User
    • Verify Your Identity
•  3. Creating Server Connection Definitions (Vnodes)
  • Server Connection Definitions (Virtual Nodes)
  • Tools for Defining Vnodes
  • Naming Rules for Vnodes
  •  Connection Data
    • Network Address Format
    • Listen Address Format
  • Simple and Advanced Vnodes
  •  Advanced Vnode Parameters
    • Multiple Connection Data Entries
    • Additional Remote User Authorization
    •  Vnode Attributes Configuration
      • Vnode Attribute Names and Values
  •  Installation Password Definitions for the Local Instance
    • Changing Installation Passwords
•  4. Maintaining Connectivity
  • Start Communications Server
  • Stop Communications Server
  •  Inbound and Outbound Session Limits
    • How You Set Inbound and Outbound Session Limits
  •  Logging Levels
    • How You Change the Logging Level
  • How You Direct Logging Output to a File
  • GCF Server Management Using iimonitor
  •  Default Remote Nodes
    • How You Set Default Remote Nodes
  • Start Data Access Server (DAS)
  • Stop Data Access Server (DAS)
•  5. Troubleshooting Connectivity
  • How Connection Between the Application and DBMS Server Is Established
  •  Where Ingres Net Information Is Stored
    • config.dat--Store Net Configuration Values
    • Name Server Database--Store Remote Access Information
  • Causes of Connectivity Problems
  •  How You Diagnose Connectivity Problems
    •  General Net Installation Check
      • How You Check Net Installation on Windows
      • How You Check Net Installation on Linux
    •  Connection Errors
      • Local Connection Errors
      • How You Resolve Remote Connection Errors
    • How You Resolve Net Registration Problems
    •  Security and Permission Errors
      • How You Resolve Security Problems (Linux)
•  6. Configuring the Data Access Server
  • Data Access Server
  • Data Access Server Parameters--Configure DAS
  •  How You Enable Data Access Server Tracing
    • Tracing Levels
    • Set DAS Tracing
•  7. Understanding ODBC Connectivity
  • ODBC Driver
  • ODBC Call-level Interface
  • Unsupported ODBC Features
  • Read-Only Driver Option
  •  ODBC Driver Requirements
    •  ODBC Driver Manager Programs
      • UnixODBC Implementation Considerations
    • Support for Previously Released ODBC Drivers
    • ODBC Driver Names
    • Backward Compatibility Issues for ODBC DSN Definitions
    • II_ODBC_WCHAR_SIZE for Unicode Compatibility with unixODBC or DataDirect
  •  Access to a Remote Instance
    • vnode Connection
    • Dynamic Vnode (Vnode-less)
    • Serverless Client
  • Configure a Data Source (Windows)
  •  Configure a Data Source (Linux)
    • iiodbcadmin Utility
  • Connection String Keywords
  •  ODBC CLI Implementation Considerations
    • Configuration on Linux
    • Optional Data Source Definitions
  • Supported Applications
  •  ODBC Programming
    • ODBC Handles
    • How ODBC Applications Connect to a Database
    • SQLConnect()--Connect Using a Data Source Name
    • SQLDriverConnect()--Connect without Using a Data Source Name
    • Connect Using Dynamic Vnode Definitions
    •  ODBC User Authentication
      • User Name and Password
      • Ingres Super Users
      • Installation Passwords
      • DBMS Passwords
      • Kerberos
      • Dynamic (Run-Time) Authentication (Windows Only)
      • Specification of User Names and Passwords in ODBC
    •  Query Execution
      • SQLExecDirect()--Execute Queries Directly
      • SQLPrepare() and SQLExecute()--Prepare and Execute Queries
      • Queries with Dynamic Parameters
    •  Database Procedure Execution
      • Database Procedures that Return Values
      • Database Procedures with Input Parameters
      • Database Procedures with BYREF Parameters
      • Database Procedures that Return Rows
      • Batch Execution
      • Explicit Batch Execution
    •  Fetched Data
      • SQLFetch()--Fetch Single Rows
      • SQLGetData() and SQLBindCol()--Bind Fetched Data
      • SQLFetchScroll()--Fetch Record Sets
      • Column-wise versus Row-wise Binding
      • SQLSetCursorName()--Declare Cursor
      • Updatable Cursors
      • Cursors versus Select Loops
      • SQLFreeStmt()--Close Fetch Loop
    •  Scrollable Cursors
      • Static Scrollable Cursors
      • Keyset-driven Scrollable Cursors
      • Scrollable Cursor Programming Considerations
      • SQLFetchScroll()--Fetch from a Scrollable Cursor
      • SQLSetPos()--Scroll Cursor to Absolute Position
      • Static Scrollable Cursor Example
      • Keyset-driven Scrollable Cursor Example
    •  Large Objects (Blobs) Support
      • SQLPutData()--Send Data in Segments
      • SQLGetData()--Fetch Data in Segments
    •  Transactions Handling
      • SQLSetConnectAttr()--Enable Autocommit
      • Simulated Autocommit for Cursors
      • SQLSetStmtAttr()--Set Transaction Isolation Level
      • Distributed (XA) Transactions
      • Supported Data Types
    •  Datetime Columns and Values
      • ODBC Support for ANSI Syntax
      • Support for Ingres Date Syntax
      • Special Date Values Meaning "TBD"
      • Default Treatment of Datetime Syntax
    • Boolean Columns
    • National Character Set (Unicode) Columns
    •  Metadata (Catalog) Queries
      • Error Reporting
    • Termination and Clean-up
    •  ODBC CLI Connection Pooling
      • ODBC Connection Pools: Per Driver and Per Environment
      • ODBC Connection Pool Match Criteria: Strict and Relaxed
      • ODBC Connection Pool Timeout
  •  Ingres ODBC and Distributed Transactions (Windows)
    • How You Enable the Use of Distributed Transactions through the ODBC Driver
    • Vnode Definitions When Using Distributed Transactions through ODBC
    • Troubleshooting Distributed Transactions through ODBC
  •  ODBC Trace Diagnostics
    • Standard ODBC Tracing
    • Windows Environments
    •  Linux Environments
      • Ingres ODBC CLI
      • UnixODBC Driver Managers
    •  ODBC Tracing on All Platforms--Internal ODBC Tracing
      • Internal versus Standard ODBC Trace Logs
    •  Disable Tracing
      • How You Disable Standard Tracing
      • How You Disable Internal Tracing
•  8. Understanding JDBC Connectivity
  • Getting Started
  •  JDBC Components
    • JDBC Driver
    •  JDBC Information Utility--Load the JDBC Driver
      • Driver Archive Interface
      • Set CLASSPATH Environment
  • Unsupported JDBC Features
  •  JDBC Driver Interface
    •  JDBC Driver and Data Source Classes
      • JDBC Driver Properties
      • Data Source Properties
      • Additional Data Source Properties
      • System Properties
      • How the Driver Is Loaded
      • DriverManager.getConnection() Method--Establish JDBC Driver Connection
      • Access to a Remote Instance
  •  JDBC Implementation Considerations
    • JDBC User Authentication
    •  How Transactions Are Autocommitted
      • autocommit_mode Connection Property--Set Autocommit Processing Mode
    •  Cursors and Result Set Characteristics
      • Turn Off Bi-directional Updatable Scrollable Cursors
    • Cursors and Select Loops
    •  Batch Statement Execution
      • Batch Statement Execution Example
    •  Database Procedures
      • Named and Unnamed Parameters
      • Additional Parameter Considerations
      • Executing Procedures
    •  BLOB Column Handling
      • Large Data Objects
      • LOB Data Streams
      • LOB Locators
      • Cached LOB Values
    • Datetime Columns and Values
    • National Character Set Columns
    • Using Data Compression
  • Data Type Compatibility
  •  JDBC Tracing
    • Tracing Levels
    •  JDBC Driver Tracing Using Java Logging Package
      • DBMS Tracing Using Java Logging Package
      • Example Logging Configuration
•  9. Understanding .NET Data Provider Connectivity
  • Getting Started
  • .NET Data Provider
  •  .NET Data Provider Architecture
    • Data Provider Data Flow
    • Data Provider Assembly
    • Data Provider Namespace
    • Data Retrieval Strategies
    • Connection Pooling
  • Code Access Security
  •  .NET Data Provider Classes
    •  IngresCommand Class
      • IngresCommand Class Declaration
      • IngresCommand Class Example
      • IngresCommand Class Properties
      • IngresCommand Class Public Methods
      • IngresCommand Class Constructors
    • Sample Program Constructed with .NET Data Provider
    •  IngresCommandBuilder Class
      • IngresCommandBuilder Class Declaration
      • IngresCommandBuilder Class Properties
      • IngresCommandBuilder Class Methods
      • IngresCommandBuilder Class Constructors
    •  IngresConnection Class
      • IngresConnection Class Declaration
      • IngresConnection Class Example
      • IngresConnection Class Properties
      • IngresConnection Class Public Methods
      • IngresConnection Class Events
      • IngresConnection Class Constructors
      • Connection String Keywords
      • User ID Options for the Data Provider
      • SendIngresDates Connection Keyword
      • IngresConnection.GetSchema Method
      • Enlistment in Distributed Transactions
      • System.Transactions Programming Models
    •  IngresConnectionStringBuilder Class
      • IngresConnectionStringBuilder Class Declaration
      • IngresConnectionStringBuilder Class Properties
      • IngresConnectionStringBuilder Class Methods
      • IngresConnectionStringBuilder Class Constructors
    •  IngresDataReader Class
      • IngresDataReader Class Declaration
      • IngresDataReader Class Example
      • IngresDataReader Class Properties
      • IngresDataReader Class Public Methods
      • GetSchemaTable Columns Returned
      • Mapping of Ingres Native Types to .NET Types
    •  IngresDataAdapter Class
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Declaration
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Example
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Properties
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Public Methods
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Events
      • IngresDataAdapter Class Constructors
      • Batch Statement Execution
    •  IngresError Class
      • IngresError Class Declaration
      • IngresError Class Example
      • IngresError Class Properties
      • IngresError Class Public Methods
    •  IngresErrorCollection Class
      • IngresErrorCollection Class Declaration
      • IngresErrorCollection Class Example
      • IngresErrorCollection Class Properties
      • IngresErrorCollection Class Public Methods
    •  IngresException Class
      • IngresException Class Declaration
      • IngresException Class Example
      • IngresException Class Properties
      • IngresException Class Public Methods
    •  IngresFactory Class
      • IngresFactory Class Declaration
      • IngresFactory Class Public Fields
      • IngresFactory Class Public Methods
    •  IngresInfoMessageEventArgs Class
      • IngresInfoMessageEventArgs Class Declaration
      • IngresInfoMessageEventArgs Class Example
      • IngresInfoMessageEventArgs Class Properties
    •  IngresInfoMessageEventHandler Class
      • IngresInfoMessageEventHandler Class Declaration
      • IngresInfoMessageEventHandler Class Example
    •  IngresMetaDataCollectionNames Class
      • IngresMetaDataCollectionNames Class Declaration
    •  IngresParameter Class
      • Positional Parameters
      • Named Parameters
      • Named Parameters Example
      • IngresParameter Class Example
      • IngresParameter Class Declaration
      • IngresParameter Class Properties
      • IngresParameter Class Public Methods
      • IngresParameter Class Constructors
    •  IngresParameterCollection Class
      • IngresParameterCollection Class Declaration
      • IngresParameterCollection Class Example
      • IngresParameterCollection Class Properties
      • IngresParameterCollection Class Public Methods
    • IngresPermission Class
    •  IngresRowUpdatedEventArgs Class
      • IngresRowUpdatedEventArgs Class Declaration
      • IngresRowUpdatedEventArgs Class Properties
    •  IngresRowUpdatedEventHandler Class
      • IngresRowUpdatedEventHandler Class Declaration
    •  IngresRowUpdatingEventArgs Class
      • IngresRowUpdatingEventArgs Class Declaration
      • IngresRowUpdatingEventArgs Class Properties
    •  IngresRowUpdatingEventHandler Class
      • IngresRowUpdatingEventHandler Class Declaration
    •  IngresTransaction Class
      • IngresTransaction Class Declaration
      • IngresTransaction Class Example
      • IngresTransaction Class Properties
      • IngresTransaction Class Methods
  •  Data Types Mapping
    • DbType Mapping
    • Coercion of Unicode Strings
  •  IngresDataReader Object--Retrieve Data from the Database
    • Build the IngresDataReader
    • IngresDataReader Methods
    • Example: Using the IngresDataReader
    • ExecuteScalar Method--Obtain a Single Value from a Database
    • GetBytes Method--Obtain BLOB Values from a Database
    • GetSchemaTable Method--Obtain Schema Information from a Database
  •  ExecuteNonQuery Method--Modify and Update Database
    •  IngresDataAdapter Object--Manage Data
      • IngresDataAdapter Events
  •  How Database Procedures Are Called
    • Row Producing Procedures
  •  Integration with Visual Studio
    • Install the Data Provider into the Toolbox
    •  Start the Ingres Data Adapter Configuration Wizard
      • Configure a Connection
    • Design a Query Using the Query Builder
    • Server Explorer Integration
  •  Application Configuration File--Troubleshoot Applications
    • Capturing DBMS Server Trace Information
  • Obtain File Version of the Data Provider
•  A. IPv6 Configuration
  • IPv6 Configuration Overview
  • TCP/IP and Vector Communications
  •  Parameters for Controlling IPv6 Support
    • II_TCPIP_VERSION Environment Variable--Specify Version of TCP/IP to Use
    • II_GC_PROT Environment Variable--Set IPC Protocol
    • ii.hostname.gcX.*.protocol.status Resource--Set Network Communications Protocol
  •  Options for Disabling IPv6 Support
    • Use IPv4 Addresses Only
    • Back Out IPv6 Support
    •  iicvtwintcp Command--Convert wintcp to tcp_ip Protocol Setting
      • iicvtwintcp Examples
  • IPv6 in the JDBC Driver and .NET Data Provider
  • Examples of Disabling IPv6 Support

Connectivity Guide

A. IPv6 Configuration