Informix Agent for Gluesync: Features & Compatibility

Index

Core principles

This agent establishes a connection with the Informix database via the built-in JDBC driver.

Change data capture

This agent relies on the Informix data capture API and the change stream client, (a library that allows applications to receive a stream of triggered events based on changes in an Informix database).

Supported version

With this agent, you can target the 12.10 and 14.10 versions of Informix.

Platform supported features

Feature	Support	Notes
Target role	✅	Writes to Informix via the built-in JDBC driver.
Source role	✅	Captures change streams using Informix’s CDC API/change stream client.
Snapshots	✅	Full snapshots are supported for initial synchronization.
CDC	✅	Continuous change delivery through the CDC API.
CDC type	Informix CDC API / change streams	See official documentation.
Bulk load	✅	Supports staging-table Bulk load workflows for high-volume mirroring into Informix.
Database pooling	✅	Supports connection pooling for efficient resource utilization across multiple pipelines.
Source persisted internal cache	✅	Local ArenaCache (from 2.2.11.2). See Source-side cache.
Target persisted internal cache	N/A	Writes go directly to Informix via JDBC.
Driver / connector	Built-in JDBC driver	Gluesync bundles the vendor JDBC driver for Informix.
Chains	Coming soon	Support planned for future releases.
Truncate operation support (reading)	N/A	Truncate is not available.
Truncate operation support (writing)	✅	Target agent honors Core Hub “TRUNCATE before snapshot” when enabled.

Feature

Support

Notes

Target role

✅

Writes to Informix via the built-in JDBC driver.

Source role

✅

Captures change streams using Informix’s CDC API/change stream client.

Snapshots

✅

Full snapshots are supported for initial synchronization.

CDC

✅

Continuous change delivery through the CDC API.

CDC type

Informix CDC API / change streams

See official documentation.

Bulk load

✅

Supports staging-table Bulk load workflows for high-volume mirroring into Informix.

Database pooling

✅

Supports connection pooling for efficient resource utilization across multiple pipelines.

Source persisted internal cache

✅

Local ArenaCache (from 2.2.11.2). See Source-side cache.

Target persisted internal cache

N/A

Writes go directly to Informix via JDBC.

Driver / connector

Built-in JDBC driver

Gluesync bundles the vendor JDBC driver for Informix.

Chains

Coming soon

Support planned for future releases.

Truncate operation support (reading)

N/A

Truncate is not available.

Truncate operation support (writing)

✅

Target agent honors Core Hub “TRUNCATE before snapshot” when enabled.

Change data capture

It works with Informix starting from 12.10

Q&A

I have got Informix running under a managed DBaaS offered from AWS | CGP | Azure | OCI | …, is it supported? Yes, they are. Just make sure you have enabled the CDC API, additional information can be found at this page

Video Tutorial

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