IBM DB2 10.1 Database System Administrator Professional Training Workshops

Course code: CL484
Skill level: Intermediate
Duration: 4 days
Delivery type: Classroom (Hands-on labs)

This course replaces course DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Quickstart for Experienced Relational DBAs (CL483).This is the Classroom version of Instructor-led Online course DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Quickstart for Experienced Relational DBAs – ILO (3L484).

This course teaches you to perform, basic and advanced, database administrative tasks using DB2 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. These tasks include creating and populating databases and implementing a logical design to support recovery requirements. The access strategies selected by the DB2 Optimizer will be examined using the DB2 Explain tools. Various diagnostic methods will be presented, including using the db2diag.log file messages to direct your investigation of problems, as well as using the db2pd commands and DB2 traces. You will learn how to implement automatic archival for database logs and how to plan a redirected database restore to relocate either selected table spaces or an entire database. The selection of indexes to improve application performance and the use of SQL statements to track database performance and health will be covered. This course provides a quick start to DB2 database administration skills for experienced relational Database Administrators (DBA).
This is the Classroom version of the Instructor-Led Online course (3L484).

Audience

This is an intermediate course for experienced DBAs and technical individuals, with experience on other relational database platforms, who plan, implement, and maintain DB2 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows databases.

Prerequisites

You should be able to:
Perform basic database administration tasks on a relational database system
Use basic OS functions such as utilities, file permissions, hierarchical file system, commands, and editor
State the functions of the Structured Query Language (SQL) and be able to construct DDL, DML, and authorization statements
Discuss basic relational database concepts and objects such as tables, indexes, views, and joins

These skills can be developed by taking:
OS Training:
AIX Basics and Administration
Linux Basics and Administration
Windows Systems Administration
Or by having equivalent HP-UX or Solaris administration experience
DB2 SQL Workshop
DB2 Fundamentals

Skills taught

Administer a DB2 database system using commands or GUI tools
Create and manage database storage for tables using Automatic Storage management, System Managed Storage (SMS) or Database Managed Storage (DMS) table spaces
Implement a given logical database design using DB2 to support integrity and concurrency

Requirements

List and describe the components of DB2
Define a DB2 recovery strategy and perform the tasks necessary to support the strategy
Use DB2 utilities like RUNSTATS to collect table and index statistics and REORG to reorganize tables and indexes to improve access and storage efficiency.
Implement DB2 security
Select indexes to support application performance requirements
Explore the DB2 recovery facilities and database configuration options
Perform the implementation of automated archival and retrieval of database logs
Identify Explain tools to examine access strategies
Select the appropriate utility to relocate a database or a portion of a database, including using the RESTORE utility or the db2relocatedb command
Use the DB2 Design Advisor to analyze SQL statements to suggest new indexes to improve application performance
Examine Explain output to determine access strategy chosen by Optimizer
Investigate current application activity that might indicate performance problems using SQL statements
Use the DB2 provided Views and Functions in SQL to evaluate efficient use of database memory for locks, sorting and package cache

Overview of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Command Line Processor (CLP) and GUI tools
The DB2 environment
Creating databases and data placement
Creating database objects
Moving data
Backup and recovery
Locks and concurrency
Problem determination
Security
DB2 Recovery Log Management
DB2 database and table space relocation
Using Explain tools
Using Indexes for Performance
Advanced Monitoring