On 5/14/2012, three new IBM Education Assistant modules went to production.  These modules are related to the InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaboration Server.  How to install Master Data Management Collaboration Server 10.0 - Explains the installation of IBM InfoSphere® Master Data Management Collaboration Server. How to install sample portal package - Explains how to install the sample portal package that comes by default in the IBM InfoSphere® Master Data Management Collaboration Server. How to configure the env_settings.ini file -... [More]

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Now that we've "categorized" our 100 Tech Tips with tags to help you find them, how do you find them?     Easy - just click on a tag!                                                                 Searching for one of our tags in developerWorks will also return our documents. Category Description Searchable tag Tech Tip Posts that are highly technical in nature im_techtip Resource Info Posts where we share a support resource available to you im_resource Expert Advice Posts that include expert advice/guidance from our support team... [More]

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There are two approaches to table reorganization:  classic reorganization  (offline) and  inplace reorganization  (online). During offline reorganization as the name suggests, you do not have access to the table where as an inplace table reorganization enables you to reorganize a table while you have full access to its data. To specify an online reorganization operation, use the INPLACE option on the  REORG TABLE  command. Classic table reorganization uses a shadow copy approach, building a full copy of the... [More]

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How to run REORG table command from a CLI application against a DB2 database server?   REORG command is supported by command line processor, you cannot use the REORG command directly from a CLI application. In order to run REORG from a CLI application, you will have to use ADMIN_CMD stored procedure. For example: CALL SYSPROC.ADMIN_CMD ('REORG TABLE test')   ADMIN_CMD - DB2 V9.1 ADMIN_CMD - DB2 V9.5 ADMIN_CMD - DB2 V9.7     If you try to use the REORG command from a CLI application, it will return SQL0104N (syntax error). You will find a... [More]

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Bye Bye, Control Center! So, what's next?   Starting from DB2 Version 9.7, Control Center tools have been deprecated. In DB2 Version 10.1, Control Center tools and all the related components such as wizards and advisors are discontinued.   The following Control Center tools and related features have been discontinued: Activity Monitor Command Editor Configuration Assistant Control Center and associated wizards and advisors Add Partitions launchpad Alter Database Partition Group wizard Backup wizard Configuration advisor wizard Configure... [More]

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Things to know about db2connectactivate Server Activation Tool: You can obtain db2connectactivate license key from DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for system z via DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for System z CD or By downloading the IBM DB2 Connect 9.7, Unlimited Edition for System z Quick Start and Activation for Linux, UNIX and Windows - CI36DML from Passport Advantage Refer to:  DB2 Version 9.7 Activation key part numbers To be more specific, this utility is present under ~\consv_zs\db2\license directory Note: db2connectactivate is... [More]

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You have setup a HADR database and it is in peer state, if your primary server goes down how does the client connect to the standby server ?    You can use automatic client reroute with HADR to make client applications connect to the new primary database after a takeover operation. If automatic client reroute is not enabled, client applications will receive error message SQL30081. Automatic Client Reroute (ACR) enables a DB2 client application to recover from a loss of communications so that the application can continue its work with minimal... [More]

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100 Tech Tips, #95 IBM InfoSphere Streams RedBook titled  Assembling Continuous Insight in the Information Revolution draft is now available .   This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses and describes the positioning, functions, capabilities, and advanced programming techniques for IBM InfoSphere™ Streams (V2), a new paradigm and key component of IBM Big Data platform.    Most of our data is traditionally stored in files or databases, and then analyzed by queries and applications.   This RedBook exposes how stream computing, analysis is... [More]

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100 Tech Tips, #94 How Can I re-balance my HDFS data in BigInsights?    The Rebalance command in BigInsights only balances the data across data nodes. How can BigInsights HDFS data be re-balanced across all the disk drives within a cluster's data nodes?  Click here for the solution...

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100 Tech Tips, #93 How do I clean up the system environment after I uninstall InfoSphere BigInsights?   If you need to clean up your system environment after an uninstall BigInsights prior to performing a reinstall of BigInsights please click here...

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  Looking for a Sample Java program to test the connectivity using   IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ ( JCC Type 4 Universal driver) ? Here is a sample program that uses JCC DataSource to connect to a DB2 database and run a simple query:   Sample code to test connectivity using Type 4 IBM DB2 JCC driver: import java.io.*; import java.sql.*; class Jcctest {   public static void main(String argv[]) {         Connection          con = null;     Statement           stmt = null;     ResultSet           rs = null;           try {      ... [More]

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If you have a typo when you run the preprpnode command, and would like to reverse the changes that the preprpnode command made, you can either remove (read NOTE below) or rename the following files: /var/ct/cfg/ctrmc.acls /var/ct/cfg/ct_has.thl NOTE: We do not recommend removing/deleting the above files as there are other applications that use RSCT's security infrastructure. If you are not 100% sure about which applications are using CTRMC then you should rename the file to something that makes sense to you just in case you need to restore it... [More]

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Hello All,     If you are needing to remove the DB2 v9 Runtime Clients on Windows, you can still do so despite the absence of the db2unins. The following is a technote on how to achieve this using the MSI command:   1.) msiexec.exe /x {product code} SILENT_MODE="ON" /qn Runtime client product codes by version are: V9.7 - {D69ADB0B-B88E-4339-85BD-6B7AD104F038} V9.5 - {5AEE236C-0100-464B-BD2E-883AA70A5D73}  V9.1 - {4A54CF0D-EE0D-48CB-8C96-69C720FD16C6} Example silent install command for DB2 v9.7 runtime client: msiexec.exe /x {... [More]

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Three new education modules are now in production for the InfoSphere Information Server product.  We appreciate any feedback you provide regarding these new modules. Changing the Information Server 8.0 and 8.1 Metadata repository to use Oracle RAC Changing the Information Server 8.5 and 8.7 Metadata repository to use Oracle RAC with a WebSphere cluster Changing the Information Server 8.5 and 8.7 Metadata repository to use Oracle RAC with non-clustered WebSphere  

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IBM Support Portal - updated in May based on your feedback Last week, IBM significantly updated the IBM Support Portal with improvements to make this worldwide one-stop site for technical resources for all IBM products even more effective and useful for our clients. Some are adjustments our clients have requested, others are redesigns to improve our clients' efficiency in finding the information they need. Here's a quick rundown of new capabilities to look for. Click on the highlights image to the right for a full-size version of the associated... [More]

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During the process of Problem Determination with IBM Support Team, you will probably listen to the terms APAR and FixPack. As follows, an explanation for them:    What is an APAR? An Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR) documents and tracks software defects reported by you, the IBM customer. Support Team creates an APAR when it determines that a problem that a customer is experiencing is a suspected defect. After an APAR is a created, a corresponding Software Problem Report (SPR) is created. Any SPR with a related APAR is a customer... [More]

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100 Tech Tips: #84 There is recently updated technote that guides you to take certain steps to tune Information Server and configure the parallel engine by editing the Windows Registery and changing system settings on Windows 2008 Server It covers the following areas:   Tuning the server engine for a large number of users or jobs Configuring the parallel engine Configuring the Windows Registry: Enabling auto-tuning for paged pool size Configuring the Windows Registry: Enabling auto-tuning for system page size Configuring the Windows registry:... [More]

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100 Tech Tips: #83 Just a short reminder specifically for IBM Information Server Users. IBM has announced the exact list of InfoSphere Information Server product modules that reached their end of service on April 30th,2012 The list of products with end of service :     * IBM WebSphere DataStage version 7.5.0, 7.5x2, 7.5A, 7.5.1, 7.5.1A-OEM, and 7.5.1A     * IBM WebSphere QualityStage version 7.5.0 and 7.5.1     * IBM WebSphere MetaStage version 7.5.0, 7.5r2, 7.5r4, 7.5r5, 7.5.1, 7.5.1r1, and 7.5.1r2     * IBM WebSphere MetaStage Explorer... [More]

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100 Tech Tips: #82: Find IBM Netezza on the Support Portal!   Attention IBM Netezza Clients:  You can now search for and select IBM Netezza in the Support Portal to find IBM Netezza information, technical documents, sign up for automated notifications about your Appliance, and open service requests.   Click this link to access the Support Portal with IBM Netezza already selected in your product list.     As you become familiar with the Portal, here are a few tips: The following images are from the Support Home tab of the Portal. Click the Find... [More]

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