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Health, availability, and problem determination using IBM Data Studio

An introduction to the Data Studio Administration Console

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Level: Intermediate

Vincent Petrillo (vpetrill@us.ibm.com), Senior Software Development Manager, IBM
Brian Travers (bjtraver@us.ibm.com), Software Engineer, IBM

24 Apr 2008

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Learn how to use the IBM® Data Studio Administration Console for health and availability monitoring. Follow the generation of three simulated real-world server problem situations, see how the health and availability capabilities surface these situations, then use the problem determination capabilities to diagnose and fix the situations.

Objectives

  • Become familiar with the main functional areas of the Administration Console.

  • Learn how to use them to monitor your databases.

  • Learn how to use them to diagnose problems with your databases.

Prerequisites

To complete the tutorial, you should:

  • Have a basic understanding of IBM DB2®
  • Have access to a 9.5 FP1 DB2 server
  • Be logged in as a database administrator

System requirements

While the Data Studio Administrative Console supports several operating systems, this tutorial was developed and tested on a Windows XP machine that meets the following requirements:

  • 512MB in the installation directory
  • 512MB space in the temporary directory
  • 512MB of RAM


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Tutorial overview

This tutorial introduces the Administration Console of Data Studio. Several scripts are provided in the tutorial that will be used to inject simulated, real-world problematic situations. You will use the Data Studio Administration Console to see that a problem has occurred and to determine how to resolve the problem.

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