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DB2 9 Fundamentals exam 730 prep, Part 1:DB2planning
Skill Level: IntroductoryPaul Zikopoulos(paulz_ibm@msn.com) Database SpecialistIBM27 Jul 2006This tutorial introduces you to the basics of the DB2 9 products and tools, along withconcepts that describe different types of data applications, data warehousing, andOLAP. This is the first in aseries of seven tutorialsto help you prepare for the DB2 9for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Fundamentals exam 730.
Section 1. Before you start
About this series
Thinking about seeking certification on DB2 fundamentals (Exam 730)? If so, you'velanded in the right spot. Thisseries of seven DB2 certification preparation tutorialscovers all the basics -- the topics you'll need to understand before you read the firstexam question. Even if you're not planning to seek certification right away, this set oftutorials is a great place to start learning what's new in DB2 9.
About this tutorial
This tutorial introduces you to the basics of the DB2 9 products and tools, along withconcepts that describe different types of data applications, data warehousing, andOLAP. It discusses how to use the Control Center, which is the central managementtool for DB2 data servers. This tutorial also shows you how to use the ConfigurationAssistant, which lets you easily work with existing databases, add new ones, bindapplications, set client configuration and registry parameters, and import and exportconfiguration profiles.This is the first in a series of seven tutorials designed to help you prepare for the
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DB2 9 Family Fundamentals Certification (Exam 730). The material in this tutorialprimarily covers the objectives in Section 1 of the test, "Planning." You can viewthese objectives at:http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/obj730.shtml.
Objectives
After completing this tutorial, you should understand:• The different versions of DB2, and the various DB2 products.• The tools that are included with DB2.• How to use the Control Center to manage systems, DB2 instances,databases, database objects, and more.• How the Configuration Assistant lets you maintain a list of databases towhich your applications can connect, manage, and administer.• All of the standalone tools in the Control Center and the ConfigurationAssistant.• What data warehousing is, and the DB2 products available to assist withdata warehousing.
Prerequisites
The process of installing DB2 is not covered in this tutorial. If you haven't alreadydone so, we strongly recommend that you download and install a copy ofDB2Express - C. Installing DB2 will help you understand many of the concepts that aretested on the DB2 9 Family Fundamentals Certification exam. The installationprocess is documented in the Quick Beginnings books, which can be found at theDB2 Technical SupportWeb site under the Technical Information heading.
System requirements
You do not need a copy of DB2 to complete this tutorial. However, you will get moreout of the tutorial if you download the free trial version ofIBM DB2 9to work alongwith this tutorial.
Section 2. DB2 products
The different editions of DB2
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DB2 9 delivers the right data management solutions for any business. No otherdatabase management system can match the advanced performance, availability,scalability, and manageability features found in DB2 9. However, there are differenteditions of DB2 available, each suited to a different part of the marketplace. On theFundamentals exam you are expected to understand the different DB2 products andeditions, so they are covered in this section.All the available distributed editions of DB2 are shown in the figure below. This figurerepresents a progression: each edition displayed includes all the functions, features,and benefits of the editions to its right as you move up the stack, along with newfeatures and functions. The code on the Linux, UNIX, and Windows (luw) platformsis about 90% common, with 10% of the code on each operating system reserved fortight integration into the underlying operating system. For example, using HugePages on AIX or the NTFS file system on Windows.There are two other members of the DB2 family that are not shown in the figurebelow: DB2 for System i and DB2 for System z. While these databases sharedifferent code bases that are specifically tailored to their underlying operatingsystems and hardware architectures upon which they run, their SQL is 95%portable, truly making it a member of the DB2 family. For example, DB2 for System iis built into the i5/OS operating system. DB2 for z/OS leverages the hardwareCoupling Facility on the System z servers and thus leverages a shared everythingarchitecture, as opposed to DB2 luw, which uses a shared-nothing approach.
DB2 editions
Although it's outside the scope of this tutorial series to discuss the granular licensingof these editions, it's worth noting that some capabilities of DB2 9 are available forfree in DB2 Enterprise. Where a capability is not included for free with DB2 Express
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