Related information for database

IBM® Redbooks®, Web sites, and information center topic collections in other categories contain information that relates to Db2® for i. You can view or print any of the PDF files.

IBM Redbooks

  • DB2 Universal Database for iSeries Administration: The Graphical Way on V5R3Link to PDF (4506 KB)

    This IBM Redbooks publication presents an overview of all V5R3 iSeries Navigator functions to manage and administer DB2® UDB for iSeries. It serves as a companion guide for the database administrator to use DB2 UDB for iSeries.

  • Integrating DB2 Universal Database for iSeries with Microsoft ADO .NETLink to PDF (3174 KB)

    This IBM Redbook publication instructs customers on how to use ADO.NET effectively to harness the power of DB2 UDB for iSeries. It also shows examples, best practices, pitfalls, and comparisons among different ADO.NET providers.

  • Modernizing IBM eServer™ iSeries Application Data Access - A Roadmap CornerstoneLink to PDF (3686 KB)

    Many customers are in the process of modernizing their database definition and database access. This Redbooks publication helps you understand how to reverse engineer a DDS-created database and provides tips and techniques for modernizing applications to use SQL as the database access method.

  • OnDemand SQL Performance Analysis Simplified on Db2 for i in V5R4Link to PDF (11 162 KB)

    This Redbooks publication helps you understand the basics of identifying and tuning the performance of SQL statements using Db2 for i. It also presents tips and techniques based on a comprehensive set of tools that Db2 for i provides for assisting in SQL performance analysis and tuning, including the SQL performance monitors and other tools, such as Visual Explain.

  • Preparing for and Tuning the SQL Query Engine on Db2 for iLink to PDF (3482 KB)

    This Redbooks publication gives a broad understanding of the architectural changes to Db2 for i concerning the query optimizer. The objective of this publication is to help you minimize any SQL or database performance issues during upgrade.

  • Stored Procedures, Triggers, and User-Defined Functions on DB2 Universal Database for iSeriesLink to PDF (5120 KB)

    This Redbooks publication includes some of the announced features for stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions in DB2 UDB for iSeries. You will find suggestions, guidelines, and practical examples for effectively developing DB2 UDB for iSeries stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions.

  • The Ins and Outs of XML and Db2 for iLink to PDF (3072 KB)

    Although Extensible Markup Language (XML) solves many problems by providing a standard format for data interchange, some challenges remain. In the real world, applications need reliable services to store, retrieve, and manipulate data. These services have traditionally been offered by Db2 for i.

    This Redbooks publication discusses the challenges of representing XML hierarchies in the relational database model and provides an in-depth explanation of the three most popular approaches to bridge the hierarchy. It also shares best practices and techniques aimed at streamlining the XML and Db2 for i integration.

Web sites

  • Data Discovery and Query BuilderLink outside information center (http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/ddqb)

    Data Discovery and Query Builder is a Web-based framework that helps users query broad categories of data and identify correlations. By giving users the ability to construct complex queries without complex languages or user interfaces, Data Discovery and Query Builder allows users to spend more time analyzing and identifying correlations between and within data sets, rather than manually searching through records or requiring the intervention of a database administrator.

  • Db2 for iLink outside information center (http://www.ibm.com/systemi/db2/)

    This Web site provides the latest information about Db2 for i, including the self-study courses that you can take over the Internet.

  • The SQL Reference for Cross-Platform DevelopmentLink outside information center (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/0206sqlref/0206sqlref.html)

    This Web site provides information about developing SQL applications that are portable across the DB2 family.

Other information

In addition to the topic collections in the Database category, you can find database-related information in the following information center topic collections:

  • Availability roadmap

    This topic collection explains the measurement of how often your data and applications are ready for you to access when you need them.

  • Backup and recovery

    These topic collections contain information about how to plan a backup and recovery strategy, how to set up disk protection for your data, how to back up your system, and how to control your system shutdown in the event of a failure.

  • Database file management

    This topic collection covers traditional file management. File management is the part of the IBM i operating system that controls the storing and accessing of traditional file objects (*FILE objects in the QSYS.LIB library).

  • Database migration experience report

    This experience report describes the process of migrating competing database products to Db2 for i using the IBM Migration Toolkit (MTK).

  • Programming
    This category contains reference information about application programming interfaces (APIs), control language (CL) commands, and data description specifications (DDS) that are used for database functions.

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