High Performance Loader (HPL) Configuration

The HPL is a feature of the database server that allows you to load and unload large quantities of data efficiently to or from a database. The HPL lets you exchange data with tapes, data files, and programs, and converts data from these sources into a format compatible with Informix databases. The HPL also allows you to manipulate and filter the data as you perform load and unload operations.

HPL Repository (database onpload) is required for normal operation of all HPL tools and is created automatically by ipload or onpladm utilities or by Server Studio. Even if a repository is on a different server, Server Studio will always run onpload utility through OS shell on the server where actual data is located.