Hello World: Learn the basic features and concepts DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Level: Introductory

Claire Hong , Advisory Software Developer, IBM Toronto Lab
Renata Kupresak , Staff Software Developer, IBM Toronto Lab

30 Jan 2007

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Get an overview of DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows in this basic tutorial, which includes demos and hello world exercises. You'll need to download the free trial version of DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows. This tutorial is the second part of the introduction to DB2® on Linux®, UNIX®, and Microsoft® Windows® platforms. (You might want to read Part 1 before continuing.) You'll learn about how to configure DB2 databases, how locking and isolation levels work within DB2, and how to recover a corrupted database.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is designed for developers with little or no knowledge of DB2. Before you begin, however, you need to complete the seventh tutorial in this series, DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows: Introduction to the basic features and concepts.

System requirements

Before starting this tutorial, make sure DB2 Express 9 is installed. Download a no charge version of DB2 Express-C 9.

You also need to have available the database HWLD that you created in the exercises in the previous tutorial in this series.

To view the demos included in this tutorial, enable JavaScript in your browser and install Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher. Download the latest Flash Player at http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/.

Duration

Less than one hour

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