Db2 for z/OS Utilities in Practice
Db2 for z/OS Utilities in Practice

Author: Craig Friske

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0738456942

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As IBM® continues to enhance the functionality, performance, and availability of IBM Db2®, the utilities have made significant strides towards self-management. IBM Db2 for z/OS utilities is leading the trend towards autonomics. During the last couple of versions of Db2 for z/OS, and through the maintenance stream, new features and enhancements have been delivered to further improve the performance and functionality of the Db2 utilities. The intent of this IBM RedpaperTM publication is to help Db2 Database Administrators, Db2 System Programmers, and anyone who runs Db2 for z/OS utilities implement best practices. The intent of this paper is not to replicate the Db2 for z/OS Utilities Reference Guide or the Db2 for z/OS Installation Guide. This paper describes and informs you how to apply real-life practical preferred practices for the IBM Db2 for z/OS Utilities Suite. The paper concentrates on the enhancements provided by Db2 utilities, regardless of the version, albeit some functions and features are available only in Db2 12 for IBM z/OS®.

Modernize Your IBM DB2 for IBM z/OS Maintenance with Utility Autonomics
Modernize Your IBM DB2 for IBM z/OS Maintenance with Utility Autonomics

Author: Dean Brown

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2015-08-20

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 0738440892

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IBM® DB2® for IBM z/OS® helps lower the cost of managing data by automating administration, increasing storage efficiency, improving performance, and simplifying the deployment of virtual appliances. By automating tasks such as memory allocation, storage management, and business policy maintenance, DB2 is able to perform many management tasks itself, freeing up Database Administrators to focus on new projects. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces autonomics for DB2 for z/OS. IBM provides several different components that, when combined, can create an autonomic database environment. All these respective components cover certain aspects of autonomics, which can collaborate into one coherent solution. In our evolution of autonomics and the need to move to smarter systems there has been a bigger drive to the concept of "Active" versus "Passive" autonomics. With the inclusion of the IBM Management Console for IMSTM and DB2 for z/OS and the Autonomics Director, it is now easier than ever to make that transition by leveraging the strength of the DB2 Utilities Solution Pack for z/OS all in one standardized and centralized interface. This publication guides you through the business reasons for adopting autonomic solutions, and provides step-by-step guidance to implement these capabilities in your DB2 for z/OS configuration. This publication is of interest primarily to DB2 Database Administrators and DB2 Systems Programmers, and for anyone looking to understand the benefits of DB2 autonomic solutions.

DB2 9 for z/OS: Using the Utilities Suite
DB2 9 for z/OS: Using the Utilities Suite

Author: Paolo Bruni

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0738434051

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IBM® continues to enhance the functionality, performance, availability, and ease of use of IBM DB2® utilities. This IBM Redbooks® publication is the result of a project dedicated to the current DB2 Version 9 Utilities Suite product. It provides information about introducing the functions that help set up and invoke the utilities in operational scenarios, shows how to optimize concurrent execution of utilities and collect information for triggering utilities execution, and provides considerations about partitioning. It also describes the new functions provided by several utilities for SHARE LEVEL CHANGE execution, which maximize availability and the exploitation of DFSMS constructs by the BACKUP and RESTORE SYSTEM utilities. This book concentrates on the enhancements provided by DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 and DB2 for z/OS Version 9. It implicitly assumes a basic level of familiarity with the utilities provided by DB2 for z/OS and OS/390® Version 7.

Managing DB2 for z/OS Utilities with DB2 Tools Solution Packs
Managing DB2 for z/OS Utilities with DB2 Tools Solution Packs

Author: Paolo Bruni

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2013-07-16

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 0738438472

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IBM® DB2® Tools for z/OS® support and take advantage of the latest versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and for optimization of data performance. In addition, the IBM portfolio addresses additional client requirements in the areas of data governance and version upgrade acceleration. Underlying the operation of any database management system are the utilities. With the number of database objects growing exponentially, managing utility jobs, meeting service level agreements (SLAs), and ensuring recoverability can be overwhelming. IBM offers DB2 Tools solution packs that assist in the DB2 utilities management process. Solution packs combine several products into a single consolidated solution providing everything necessary to ensure the execution of a set of database administration functions. The goals are to reduce the operational complexity and reduce cost. The objective of this IBM Redbooks® publication is to document the added value in terms of productivity and performance for database administrators when using the IBM DB2 Utilities Solution Pack and the IBM DB2 Fast Copy Solution Pack. We show the functions of the tools provided by the solution packs as used in real-life scenarios and adopting utilities best practices.

DB2 11 for z/OS Technical Overview
DB2 11 for z/OS Technical Overview

Author: Paolo Bruni

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2016-05-05

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 0738439053

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IBM® DB2® Version 11.1 for z/OS® (DB2 11 for z/OS or just DB2 11 throughout this book) is the fifteenth release of DB2 for IBM MVSTM. It brings performance and synergy with the IBM System z® hardware and opportunities to drive business value in the following areas. DB2 11 can provide unmatched reliability, availability, and scalability - Improved data sharing performance and efficiency - Less downtime by removing growth limitations - Simplified management, improved autonomics, and reduced planned outages DB2 11 can save money and save time - Aggressive CPU reduction goals - Additional utilities performance and CPU improvements - Save time and resources with new autonomic and application development capabilities DB2 11 provides simpler, faster migration - SQL compatibility, divorce system migration from application migration - Access path stability improvements - Better application performance with SQL and XML enhancements DB2 11 includes enhanced business analytics - Faster, more efficient performance for query workloads - Accelerator enhancements - More efficient inline database scoring enables predictive analytics The DB2 11 environment is available either for new installations of DB2 or for migrations from DB2 10 for z/OS subsystems only. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces the enhancements made available with DB2 11 for z/OS. The contents help database administrators to understand the new functions and performance enhancements, to plan for ways to use the key new capabilities, and to justify the investment in installing or migrating to DB2 11.

Subsystem and Transaction Monitoring and Tuning with DB2 11 for z/OS
Subsystem and Transaction Monitoring and Tuning with DB2 11 for z/OS

Author: Paolo Bruni

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2022-08-31

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0738439126

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses in detail the facilities of DB2® for z/OS®, which allow complete monitoring of a DB2 environment. It focuses on the use of the DB2 instrumentation facility component (IFC) to provide monitoring of DB2 data and events and includes suggestions for related tuning. We discuss the collection of statistics for the verification of performance of the various components of the DB2 system and accounting for tracking the behavior of the applications. We have intentionally omitted considerations for query optimization; they are worth a separate document. Use this book to activate the right traces to help you monitor the performance of your DB2 system and to tune the various aspects of subsystem and application performance.

Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager
Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager

Author: Thomas Luther

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2019-06-21

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0738457612

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Many IBM® z/OS® customers require their applications to be available 24x7. Whether the business requirements are high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), or business continuity, IBM HyperSwap® technology can provide an adequate solution. HyperSwap is the industry standard and is provided as several different implementation options to meet the various business needs of the IBM System z® and z/OS customer base. IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) enables you to manage z/OS HyperSwap and helps you manage planned and unplanned actions in an z/OS environment from an open systems environment. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides best practices for the planning, implementing, integrating, and managing z/OS HyperSwap with CSM.

DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS: Streamlining DB2 for z/OS Database Administration
DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS: Streamlining DB2 for z/OS Database Administration

Author: Paolo Bruni

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0738438669

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IBM® DB2® tools for z/OS® support and exploit the most current versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and optimization of data performance. DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS V1.1 (5697-DAM) offers features, functions, and processes that database administrators (DBAs) can use to more effectively and efficiently manage DB2 environments. DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS is composed of the following tools: IBM DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS IBM DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS IBM InfoSphere® OptimTM Configuration Manager for DB2 for z/OS IBM DB2 Table Editor for z/OS This IBM Redbooks® publication shows how the delivered capabilities can help DBAs to more easily complete tasks associated with object management, change management, application management, and configuration management.

DB2 11 for Z/OS Database Administration
DB2 11 for Z/OS Database Administration

Author: Susan Lawson

Publisher: DB2 DBA Certification

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781583473979

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Written primarily for database administrators who work on z/OS and who are taking the IBM DB2 11 for z/OS Database Administration certification exam (Exam 312), this resource also appeals to those who simply want to master the skills needed to be an effective database administrator of z/OS mainframes. This study guide is designed to provide those seeking certification with an intense overview of DB2 11 for z/OS and all topics covered on the exam. Sample questions are provided at the end of each chapter, along with answers and explanations.

IBM Db2 11.1 Certification Guide
IBM Db2 11.1 Certification Guide

Author: Mohankumar Saraswatipura

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2018-06-28

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 1788627873

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Mastering material for dealing with DBA certification exams Key Features Prepare yourself for the IBM C2090-600 certification exam Cover over 50 Db2 procedures including database design, performance, and security Work through over 150 Q&As to gain confidence on each topic Book Description IBM Db2 is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that helps you store, analyze, and retrieve data efficiently. This comprehensive book is designed to help you master all aspects of IBM Db2 database administration and prepare you to take and pass IBM's Certification Exams C2090-600. Building on years of extensive experience, the authors take you through all areas covered by the test. The book delves deep into each certification topic: Db2 server management, physical design, business rules implementation, activity monitoring, utilities, high availability, and security. IBM Db2 11.1 Certification Guide provides you with more than 150 practice questions and answers, simulating real certification examination questions. Each chapter includes an extensive set of practice questions along with carefully explained answers. This book will not just prepare you for the C2090-600 exam but also help you troubleshoot day-to-day database administration challenges. What you will learn Configure and manage Db2 servers, instances, and databases Implement Db2 BLU Acceleration and a DB2 pureScale environment Create, manage, and alter Db2 database objects Use the partitioning capabilities available within Db2 Enforce constraint checking with the SET INTEGRITY command Utilize the Db2 problem determination (db2pd) and dsmtop tools Configure and manage HADR Understand how to encrypt data in transit and at rest Who this book is for The IBM Db2 11.1 Certification Guide is an excellent choice for database administrators, architects, and application developers who are keen to obtain certification in Db2. Basic understanding of Db2 is expected in order to get the most out of this guide.