DB2 Universal Database in the Solaris Operating Environment - Softcover

Shirai, Tetsuya; Michel, Rodolphe; Tom Bauch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130869864 ISBN 13: 9780130869869

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

This is the only IBM insider's reference and guidebook for making the most of DB2 in Solaris enterprise environments. Coverage includes: integrating Solaris and DB2 to build more secure database applications; working with DB2's management utilities in a Solaris environment; client/server communications under Solaris; special issues and opportunities associated with running DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition under Solaris, and much more. Walk through configuring Solaris and DB2 failover support; and get expert tips and techniques for DB2/Solaris performance monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting, straight from IBM's top DB2 experts. If you manage or develop for DB2 on Solaris, this information is critical to your success -- and you can't find it anywhere else! Every database professional working with DB2 on Solaris platforms.

About this title

About the Author

The Team That Wrote This Book

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.

Tetsuya Shirai is a Project Leader at the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Austin Center. He worked in Tokyo, Japan before joining the Austin ITSO. He has been with IBM for seven years, working for the last four years with DB2 UDB products. He has worked in the area of DB2 services, teaching classes to both customers and employees of IBM. He has also provided consulting services to DB2 customers worldwide.

Dr. Rodolphe Michel is currently providing technical support, education, and consulting services to DB2 customers across EMEA on all the DB2 UDB platforms. He has been with IBM since 1989. He has been a member of the DB2 development team at the IBM Database Technology Institute (DBTI) in San Jose, CA (USA), has been a speaker at numerous international technical conferences (VLDB, IDUG, and so on), and has taught DB2 UDB related courses and certification programs worldwide. Rodolphe Michel holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Paris 6 University.

Mark Wilding currently works as an Advisory Software Developer at the IBM Toronto Lab where he has been an integral part of the DB2 UDB UNIX Porting Team since joining IBM in 1996. He is currently the technical lead for the Solaris port of DB2 with an in-depth knowledge of many other UNIX based operating systems. Mark has also worked extensively with Clustering and High Availability, thus, bringing specific expertise in DB2 and the other Sun Cluster environment. Mark is also a recognized networking expert.

Tom Bauch has been a Systems Engineer with IBM since 1979. During his career, he has supported SQL/DS, DL/I, DB2/2, DB2 Common Server, and DB2 Universal Database. He spent several years with IBM Education and Training, teaching DB2 Administration, Net.Data, DB2 EEE Administration, and the DB2 Extenders classes. Currently, he is a Consulting Systems Engineer on IBMs DB2 Ranger Team, which is exclusively dedicated to supporting IBM Data Management Solutions on Sun Solaris.

Scott Logan is a Senior Development Analyst at the IBM Toronto Lab and is the technical lead of the DB2 UDB UNIX Porting Team. A member of the DB2 UDB team since its inception in 1991, Scott was a member of the original team that began porting DB2 Version 1 to Solaris and HP-UX in 1993. Scott has been involved in producing numerous published performance benchmarks with DB2 for Solaris and has worked extensively with customers helping them plan, implement, tune, and refine their DB2 for Solaris installations. A recognized expert on Solaris and portability issues within IBM, Scott currently leads the group of IBM developers porting DB2 to more than six UNIX variants including Solaris, HP-UX and Linux. Scott is a member of the DB2 UDB Software Design Group.

From the Back Cover

* The only Solaris-specific guide for IBM's DB2 UDB V6.1 database
* DB2 performance monitoring in Solaris environment
* DB2/Solaris clustering and failover, step-by-step

About the CD:

The CD-ROM accompanying this book contains 60-day trial code for DB2

Universal Database for Solaris, Version 6.1.

The ultimate DB2 UDB administrator's and developer's reference for Solaris environments! Never-before-published insider's techniques for database deployment, management, optimization, and more!

In this book, a team of IBM insiders demonstrates exactly how to make the most of IBM's DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 in Solaris enterprise environments. DB2 Universal Database in the Solaris Operating Environment delivers expert tips and techniques for DB2 UDB/Solaris installation, server and client configuration, management, optimization, monitoring, and more-all straight from IBM's top DB2 experts!

Discover how to work with DB2 UDB's management utilities in a Solaris environment; enhance client/server communications under Solaris; and much more. Coverage includes:

* Configuring Solaris and DB2 UDB clustering and failover support
* Running DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition under Solaris: unique issues and opportunities
* Creating DMS table spaces, step-by-step
* Enabling and customizing TCP/IP support for DB2 UDB on Solaris
* Running DB2 UDB's snapshot and event performance monitoring utilities under Solaris

DB2 Universal Database in the Solaris Operating Environment also offers detailed troubleshooting guidance focused on the most widely encountered problems and errors in DB2/Solaris environments. Whether you're a DBA or developer, if you're running DB2 UDB under Solaris, you'll find this book absolutely indispensable.

This book is one of a series of books sponsored by the IBM Toronto Lab to help customers become certified and proficient with the growing family of DB2 Universal Database products.

From the Inside Flap

Preface

DB2 Universal Database is an award-winning database management system available on a wide range of platforms. This means there is more flexibility than ever before in deciding where to store valuable data and in deciding which platforms to use for accessing data. DB2 Universal Database (or UDB) allows for robust, industrial-strength database applications for addressing business requirements no matter how complex they may be.

Written by DB2 experts from around the world, this book is unique in its coverage of the DB2 Universal Database in the Solaris operating environment. Everything from configuring client/server communications to Sun's high-availability cluster functionality is covered in a step-by-step, easy to follow manner.

This book is intended for database administrators, system administrators, and programmers who need to implement and maintain a database system that will be accessed by local or remote clients.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130869864
• ISBN 13: 9780130869869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400