Admin-Scout 2.3 - Overview new features in version 2.3

Already in the last versions many improvements were introduced for the security of the Admin Scout. It was very important for us that during a login no more passwords are transferred between Admin-Scout and the browser.

Version 2.3 continues our efforts to provide increased security against data spying between Informix Server and client or our Admin-Scout.

Overview of the new features:

• https port is now active - generating of a self-signed certificate.
• Setting up an encrypted SSL connection on the database port.
• Easier selection of instances - access to instances of different groups.
• Autologon-Feature – automatic connection to a standard instance.
• New Scheduler module - all Scheduler modules are now available in one place.
• New module Cluster Configuration.
• New module DBSpace Layout History.
• Backup/Restore now with SQL Editor Files.
• Additional reporting on the InformixHQ Monitoring Database.

Admin-Scout 2.3 - New Scheduler Module

We asked the question, which areas of an Informix database system have to be administered manually and where is it possible to set up an automated administration? The goal is to achieve increasing automation and independent optimization of the system through an interaction of sensors and tasks.

Informix provides an SQL API and corresponding commands as a basis for setting up tasks. If you are an Informix administrator and are rarely concerned with setting up and managing tasks and sensors, you will find that this can quickly become a complex challenge. Therefore, in the new version of our Admin-Scout, we have intensively addressed the topic of a task scheduler and developed a new Admin-Scout module for the administration of tasks and sensors.

The new Admin-Scout 2.3 Scheduler module offers a centralized administration of all tasks and sensors

Admin-Scout 2.2 - Ready for Informix 14.10

Important features for cluster configuration and better analysis of instances in a group

Overview:

• Informix Control Center (ICC) - Dashboard, new tabs and additional tooltips.
• Better overview of Informix instances of a group.
• Detailed overview of Informix cluster configurations.
• Visualization without Adobe Flash (separate article).
• New SQL editor with syntax highlight (separate article).
• InformixHQ - Memory Requirements.