Overview

This course provides you with instruction on how to physically implement a logical database design in DB2. The course includes instruction on DB2 data management, DB2 catalog tables, the bind process, database utilities such as LOAD and REORG, and security considerations.

Note: This course material is at the DB2 11 for z/OS level.

Audience

This intermediate course is for future DB2 for z/OS database administrators who need to acquire the basic skills required to administer a DB2 database.

Prerequisites

You should be able to:

• Design a relational table
• Describe the SQL data manipulation statements to access and change the contents of DB2 tables

You should also take DB2 Family Fundamentals (CE031G) and DB2 SQL Workshop (CE121G), or have equivalent experience.

Objective

• Implement a DB2 database design
• Use database utilities to load and reorganize data
• Define and implement a DB2 database recovery strategy
• Control access to database using DB2 authorization facilities

Course Outline

• Setting up a DB2 database
• Referential integrity
• Getting data into and out of DB2
• Keeping your DB2 data in good shape
• Application data recovery basics
• Program preparation and Bind
• Security
• Serialization

The course includes extensive machine exercises.