You install IBM Informix Client Software Development Kit (CSDK) 3.70.FC4 or higher on a machine running a Windows operating system. The installation does not include OpenAdmin Tool (OAT). You note that OAT is included when you install the 32-bit Windows CSDK 3.70.TC4 OAT is first bundled with CSDK in 3.70.TC4 fixpaks (32 bit) . This does not include the 64-bit CSDK 3.70.FC4 or higher  on Windows You can install the 32-bit OAT on a Windows 64-bit machine.    Platforms where OAT is available    ... [More]

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Puppet is IT automation software that defines and enforces the state of your infrastructure throughout your software development cycle. From provisioning and configuration to orchestration and reporting, from initial code development through production release and updates, Puppet frees sysadmins from writing one-off, fragile scripts and other manual tasks. At the same time, Puppet ensures consistency and dependability across your infrastructure. With Puppet, repetitive tasks are automated away, so sysadmins can quickly deploy business... [More]

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In this demo, I have considered the following to demonstrate  DB2 connectivity using type 2 Universal JDBC type 2 driver with 32-bit and 64 application:   - Downloaded IBM 32-bit JDK for Windows from the web:  http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ - Installed DB2 V9.7 FP5 64-bit Client on Windows 7 - DB2 V10.1 FP4 database server on Linux.   Used the following sample code: import java.sql.Connection;  import java.sql.DriverManager;  import java.sql.*;  import java.sql.SQLException;    public... [More]

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Hello, To troubleshoot an issue with complex CLI application, DB2 CLI script with similar functionality can be used. In many cases, customers usually have a complex CLI application that run into issues. To simplify the issue and to quickly gather diagnostics, we often ask customers to try with a simple DB2 CLI script. Here are some Windows based examples: 1. To test the CLI connectivity to the remote database from the DB2 Client where the application... [More]

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1. The below command will help us identify which application is consuming the maximum LOG space: db2 "SELECT SUBSTR(AI.PRIMARY_AUTH_ID,1,10) AS AUTHID, SUBSTR(AI.APPL_NAME,1,10) AS APPLNAME, SUBSTR(AI.APPL_STATUS,1,10) AS STATUS, INT(A.UOW_LOG_SPACE_USED) AS LOG_SPACE, A.UOW_START_TIME FROM SYSIBMADM.SNAPAPPL A, SYSIBMADM.SNAPAPPL_INFO AI WHERE A.AGENT_ID = AI.AGENT_ID AND A.UOW_LOG_SPACE_USED > 0 ORDER BY A.UOW_LOG_SPACE_USED DESC" Example: AUTHID     APPLNAME     STATUS      LOG_SPACE... [More]

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  We have many customers wondering how to fine tune their dynamic SQL queries . The following snapshots can be run based on a particular environment: Single partition: db2 get snapshot for dynamic sql on <dbname> DPF: db2 get snapshot for dynamic sql on <dbname> global Example: Number of executions               = 2  Number of compilations             = 0  Worst preparation time... [More]

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  Want to improve your experience when contacting IBM Support? Would you like to know how to enhance your IBM Support with additional services that suit your needs? Check out IBM Software Support Handbook and its companion the IBM Appliance Support Handbook. Software Support Handbook. http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/handbook/home.html Appliance Support Handbook. http://www-304.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/applhandbook/home.html  

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For every problem, collecting data can aid in problem determination and save time resolving Problem Management Records (PMRs). Collecting this data before calling IBM support will help you understand the problem and save time analyzing the data. Collecting data before opening a PMR helps IBM Support determine if: symptoms match known problems (rediscovery). there is a non-defect problem that can be identified and resolved. there is a defect that identifies with an immediately available fix. there is a defect that identifies a workaround to... [More]

We have seen many customers having problems with the db2iupgrade command. Some are very common and can be resolved in seconds. To save your time, here is the most common problem while upgrading and some tried and tested solutions to overcome it.  Problem Description : When you try to upgrade a db2 database using db2iupgrade command sometimes it may fail with following error message : DBI1264E Errors were encountered in running db2iupgrade. Please refer to the installation log file /tmp/db2iupgrade.log.xxxxxxx In the db2iupgrade.log file it... [More]

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