System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep series

The IBM® Certified System Administrator exam for IBM Informix® Dynamic Server 11 (Exam 918) demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to configure, install, monitor, and troubleshoot Informix Dynamic Server 11. Significant experience as an IDS 11 system/database administrator is required. Topics include installation and configuration, system activity monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, database server operations, backup and restore, replication, and SQL.

This series of eight free tutorials is designed to help you prepare for the IBM Certified System Administrator: IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 certification exam (Exam 918). These tutorials provide a solid base for each section of the exam. However, you should not rely on these tutorials as your only preparation for the exam.

After completing this tutorial, take an assessment exam to test your proficiency. There is a $10.00 fee per assessment test. When you are ready, schedule your exam. IBM exams are offered worldwide at Prometric Testing Centers. To find a site near you, call Prometric at 1-800-959-EXAM, or visit www.prometric.com.

After a quick registration, you can begin a tutorial. Each tutorial should take about an hour to complete. You can take the tutorials online, or download a PDF.

• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 1: Installation and configuration
  Install and configure IDS 11, manage space and logs, and configure the different security options available in IDS.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 2: System activity monitoring
  Learn to monitor database server activity for IDS. Examine various tools to monitor, diagnose problems, and manipulate IDS data.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 3: Troubleshooting
  Explore the topic of troubleshooting for IDS. After a brief overview, learn about the various tools that are available for troubleshooting, and then look at examples of how to examine the database server to solve problems.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 4: Performance tuning
  Tune IDS 11 and its different subsystems for optimum performance. Follow along with examples on how to look at the database server and its subsystems.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 5: Database server operations
  Gain an understanding of the operating modes for IDS 11. Learn to identify and change each operation mode, as well as what takes place in each operation mode.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 6: Backup and restore
  Explore IDS database backup and restore concepts and strategies. Learn utilities and commands for managing your database backup and restore processes.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 7: Informix Dynamic Server replication
  Configure and manage all forms of replication options available with Informix Dynamic Server 11.
  
  
• System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 8: SQL features for administrators
  Use the new SQL features in Informix Dynamic Server 11 to perform administrative tasks, improve query performance, manage data security, and manipulate data.
  
  

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