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# IBM Informix Dynamic Server

# IBM Informix Dynamic Server discovery {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
* 
* Updated January 30, 2025
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The ServiceNow
Discovery and Service Mapping applications can find and map the
Informix Dynamic Server. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

## Request apps on the Store {#ibm-informix-discovery__section_gvb_cql_rlb}

Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html).{#ibm-informix-discovery__inline-send-to-store}

## Prerequisites {#ibm-informix-discovery__section_zrj_54n_q2b}

User
:   Provide a user with permissions to run the following commands without elevated rights:

    * $install_directory/bin/onstat -g dis

      This command gets the status and configuration of Informix Dynamic server.
    * $install_directory/bin/dbaccess sysmaster

      This command runs an sql query against the master
      schema.
    {#ibm-informix-discovery__ul_q5l_rf4_q2b}
:   The same user must have read permission for the following directories:

    * install_directory + "/etc/sqlhostsAccess to this directory is necessary to get
      information about the port, host, and service definition of the Informix Dynamic
      server.

    * /etc/servicesAccess to this directory is required to get information about the host
      service definition.

    {#ibm-informix-discovery__ul_ybp_dg4_q2b}

Credentials
:   Configure SSH credentials in the Credentials module of the ServiceNow platform for accessing the
    server hosting the Informix Dynamic server.

## Data collected by Discovery during
horizontal discovery {#ibm-informix-discovery__section_dny_hgv_p2b}

{#ibm-informix-discovery__table_zfv_3gv_p2b__entry__2}

| Table and Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Informix Instance \[cmdb_ci_db_informix_instance\] | The Informix instance attributes. |
| tcp_port | The Informix instance attributes. |
| running_process | The Informix instance attributes. |
| version | The Informix instance attributes. |
| install_directory | The Informix instance attributes. |
| config_file | The Informix instance attributes. |
| name | The Informix instance attributes. |
| Informix Catalog \[cmdb_ci_db_informix_catalog\] | The database included in the Informix Instance. |
| database | The database included in the Informix Instance. |
[ ]

{#ibm-informix-discovery__table_zfv_3gv_p2b}

## CI Relationships {#ibm-informix-discovery__section_iym_1893_p2b}

{#ibm-informix-discovery__table_jtg_dtm_pu832__entry__3}

| CI | Relationship/Reference | CI |
|-|-|-|
| Informix Instance \[cmdb_ci_db_informix_instance\] | Contains::Contained by | Informix Catalog \[cmdb_ci_db_informix_catalog\] |
[ ]

{#ibm-informix-discovery__table_jtg_dtm_pu832}

## Top-down {#ibm-informix-discovery__section_z5f_p4n_q2b}

During top-down discovery, Service Mapping discovers connections between the Informix Instance and the Informix Catalogs that the
instance contains and displays them as an inclusion on the application service map.