Db2 UDB Administration

Introduction

Brief History of Db2

Different product types in DB2
Various editions of Db2

DB2 Server Management

Detailed analysis of DB2 architecture

Demonstrate the ability to configure/manage DB2 servers, instances, and databases
Demonstrate the ability to obtain and modify registry variable information
Demonstrate the ability to obtain/modify database manager configuration information
Demonstrate the ability to obtain/modify database configuration information

Built-in tools

Demonstrate the ability to schedule jobs

tools catalog
Task Manager
Administration Configuration (DAS)
Demonstrate the ability to use autonomic features
Automatic Maintenance
Self-Tuning Memory Manager
Utility throttling

Physical Design

Analysis Instance and database

Various Background process in db2
Demonstrate the ability to create a database and manipulate various DB2 objects
Create database
Create and discuss the characteristics of DMS, SMS, and AS table spaces
Describe the use of schemas
Demonstrate knowledge of partitioning capabilities
Range/table partitioning

Database compression

enabling compression
index compression
automatic dictionary creation
replication support
temporary tables

Monitoring DB2 Activity

Demonstrate the ability to use Admin views and SQL functions for monitoring
ADMIN_GET_INDEX_COMPRESS_INFO
Demonstrate the ability to use Work Load Manager
time spent metrics
Demonstrate the ability to use additional auto-monitoring tools
Event monitoring
Demonstrate the ability to configure Health Monitor using the Health Center
Demonstrate the ability to identify the functions of Problem Determination Tools
db2pd
db2mtrk
db2diag command
Interpret the Notify log
Describe the various table space states
db2top
Demonstrate the ability to capture and analyze EXPLAIN/VISUAL EXPLAIN
information
EXPLAIN FROM SECTION

Utilities

Demonstrate the ability to use the data movement utilities

Demonstrate the ability to use EXPORT utility to extract data from a table
Demonstrate the ability to use IMPORT utility to insert data into a table
Demonstrate the ability to use the LOAD utility to insert data into a table
Knowledge to identify when to use IMPORT vs. LOAD
DB2Move
DB2Look
Demonstrate the ability to use the REORG, REORGCHK, REBIND and RUNSTATS
utilities
Demonstrate the ability to use the DB2 Advisor utility
db2advis utility
GUI
Describe the purpose of Data Studio Administrator (basic concepts replacing existing
DB2 tools)

Db2 backup and restore

Describe DB2 data integrity actions

transactions and logging
logging strategies
crash recovery
version recovery
roll forward recovery

Demonstrate the ability to perform database-level and table space level backup and
recovery operations
BACKUP
RESTORE
ROLLFORWARD
RECOVER
Describe backing up with split mirroring

High Availability

Demonstrate the ability to configure and manage HADR

automatic client re-route

Security

Describe DB2 authentication

Describe DB2 authorizations and privileges
Describe the ability to set and remove user, group, and role authorities and privileges
Roles
GRANT
REVOKE
Demonstrate general knowledge of the Audit facility
Demonstrate knowledge of the DB2 Security Infrastructure

Connectivity and Networking

Demonstrate the ability to configure database connectivity

steps required to setup connection pools
using DB2 DISCOVERY
Demonstrate knowledge federating communications
connection concentration
sysplex utilization
DB2COMM
automatic client re-route
Demonstrate knowledge of using JDBC/SQLJ connections with DB2
DB2 drivers
licensing