To build the software from source, consult the file INSTALL.

Brief Install Instructions:

1. Install the 3 Calpont infinidb RPMs or unpack the binary tar file into /usr/local.

2. Setup the software to run: /usr/local/Calpont/bin/install-infinidb.sh

3. Start the Database: service infinidb start

or /usr/local/Calpont/bin/infinidb start

4. Setup some aliases: . /usr/local/Calpont/bin/calpontAlias

5. Run the following upgrade script to create calponsys schema and upgrade the syscolumn table: /usr/local/Calpont/bin/upgrade-infinidb.sh

6. Connect to MySQL: idbmysql

7. As an example to get you started, try this:

create database calpont;

use calpont;

create table caltest (col1 int, col2 int) engine=infinidb;

show create table caltest;

set autocommit=0;

insert into caltest values (1, 2);

insert into caltest values (3, 4);

commit;

select * from caltest;

Note:

Examine the output of the show create table command carefully and

make sure the table is in fact a calpont table.

If the table is MyISAM type:

drop table caltest;

install plugin infinidb soname 'libcalmysql.so';

and retry the example.

To uninstall infinidb:

service infinidb stop

or /usr/local/Calpont/bin/infinidb stop

chkconfig --del infinidb

rm -rf /usr/local/Calpont