IBM soliddb V6.1 in-memory database extends IBM Data Management portfolio

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1 IBM United States Announcement , dated June 17, 2008 IBM soliddb V6.1 in-memory database extends IBM Data Management portfolio Key prerequisites...2 Description...2 Education support...8 Offering Information...9 Publications... 9 Technical information...9 Software Services...11 Ordering information...12 Terms and conditions IBM Electronic Services...17 Prices...18 At a glance IBM soliddb V6.1, IBM soliddb Cache for DB2 V6.1, and IBM soliddb Cache for IDS V6.1 offer the same enhanced capability for three different environments: soliddb soliddb Cache for DB2 soliddb Cache for IDS In all three environments, soliddb can: Deliver extreme speed: soliddb is designed to keep data in main memory at all times rather than on disk. Applications can take advantage of its capability through standard ODBC, JDBC, SQL interfaces. Deliver extreme availability: soliddb can be configured to maintain two copies of the data synchronized at virtually all times. In case of system failure, soliddb is designed to allow applications to recover access to soliddb in less than a second. Help reduce cost: soliddb is designed to be easy to deploy and administer since it can be embedded directly into applications and run virtually unattended, helping to lower total cost of ownership since it can be programmatically controlled by the application and it doesn't require dedicated database administrators. Overview IBM soliddb V6.1, a relational in-memory database, can deliver extreme speed, by performing up to ten times faster than conventional disk-based databases. It uses the familiar SQL language and enables applications to potentially achieve tens of thousands of transactions per second with response times measured in microseconds. Whether deployed as a cache for IBM DB2 or IDS, or standalone as the database of record, soliddb delivers performance-critical data with extreme speed. soliddb integrates with existing IBM data servers to accelerate access to their data. This acceleration can be particularly valuable for performance-critical data frequently accessed by many concurrent users, typical of applications such as ticketing and reservation systems, online gaming, event processing and alerting, e-commerce applications, and software as a service (SaaS) application platforms. Additionally, data from DB2 or IDS can be cached in soliddb to help support peak workloads experienced by such applications as customer service and stock trading. IBM soliddb can help achieve extreme availability, by recovering from system failures in less than a second. Using a two-node, hot-standby configuration, soliddb maintains copies of the data synchronized between two soliddb nodes. This configuration can also be deployed IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 with soliddb Cache for DB2 or IDS, and complements the High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) capabilities of these data servers to deliver a more comprehensive solution. The extreme speed and extreme availability of IBM soliddb, as compared to conventional disk-based databases, is designed to enable businesses to keep data available and accessible. Greater availability can help lower the costs associated with both planned and unplanned outages and delays. soliddb can further help reduce costs because it can be controlled by the application and run virtually unattended. Unattended database operation accelerates deployments and can help to reduce administrative costs. Furthermore, because soliddb runs on commodity as well as best-of-breed hardware, businesses can select from the most suitable solutions for their business need. Key prerequisites Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections for details. Planned availability dates June 24, 2008: Electronic software delivery July 25, 2008: Media Description Extreme speed Achieving extreme speed with in-memory database technology In-memory databases exist to meet the performance demands of real-time applications requiring extreme speed and predictable response times. As their name implies, in-memory databases reside entirely in main memory rather than on disk, making data access extremely fast. Figure 1: Extreme speed of soliddb compared to conventional, disk-based database as measured in maximum qualified throughput (MQTH) Compared to on-disk databases that cache all data into main memory, soliddb in-memory IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 database is engineered to be faster with higher transaction throughput along with shorter and more consistent response times. Figure 1 show results from the Telecom One benchmark where soliddb in-memory database performance was compared with conventional, on-disk database performance. It illustrates approximately 10 times the throughput advantage for soliddb. Telecom One is a database benchmark test program developed by Solid, an IBM Company, and is based on a database benchmark methodology designed for telecommunications applications published as part of a Master's Thesis at the University of Helsinki in More information about the Telecom One benchmark is available at The above test was measured on a system with double CPU, dual-core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz processor (total 8 cores) and 4 GB RAM, running Windows Server 2003 SP2. The test was performed using Telecom One Benchmark v.4.1. with a 10 minute ramp up and 20 minutes sampling. The test was performed on soliddb configured with asynchronous logging, linked library deployment, and 5 minute checkpoint interval, on 128 concurrent clients simulating 100,000 mobile phone subscribers. In-memory databases, such as soliddb, work under the premise that all data that must be accessible with extreme speed will be in main memory. Thus, it has data structures and access methods specifically designed for storing, searching, and processing data in main memory, with efficient concurrency control mechanisms. This has two potential performance advantages over conventional, disk-based databases. First, it eliminates the need to transfer data blocks from disk to main memory. This is because any data requested by the application is already in main memory. Second, soliddb is faster than disk-based databases, even if the latter cache all data in main memory, since soliddb employs data structures and access methods that are optimized for main memory access. Additionally, soliddb is designed to leverage large memory sizes offered by 64-bit computers, along with the processing scalability provided by multicore, multiprocessor architectures. soliddb's access methods also implement efficient concurrency control mechanisms to support large numbers of concurrent transactions with transactional integrity while providing response times measured in microseconds. Whether deployed as a cache for IBM DB2 or IDS, or standalone as the database of record, soliddb can help deliver performance-critical data with extreme speed. Data persistence and recoverability While soliddb in-memory database works under the premise that all data is accessible in main memory, all the time, soliddb also writes updated data to disk to help ensure recoverability of the data. This is accomplished by soliddb's checkpoint function and transaction logging mechanisms. When using the checkpoint function, soliddb copies committed transactions from main memory to database files on disk. If the server fails between checkpoints, soliddb helps ensure that the disk has a consistent snapshot of the data. In between checkpoints, soliddb writes committed transactions to a transaction log. After a system crash, soliddb will attempt to automatically recover transactions committed since the last checkpoint to the most recent committed state using this transaction log and roll-forward recovery. In order to balance performance and durability, soliddb transaction logging has different configuration options. With strict logging, transactions are logged as soon as they are committed, synchronously. With relaxed logging, soliddb defers writing to the transaction log, asynchronously. Additionally, soliddb's snapshot-consistent checkpoint function lets transaction logging be turned off. This helps applications to achieve even faster performance in situations where it is sufficient to provide recoverability only to the last checkpoint. Acceleration of access to data in DB2 or IDS While conventional, disk-based databases provide the ability to store very large databases and the versatility to support a broad variety of workloads, soliddb in-memory database is designed to achieve higher speeds for the data that fits into main memory. Thus, having performance-critical portions of DB2 or IDS data in soliddb Cache can help achieve the best of both worlds. Once performance-critical portions of DB2 or IDS have been loaded into soliddb Cache, applications can access and update those portions with short and consistent response times measured in microseconds, and with throughput of tens of thousands of transactions per second, while all changes are automatically synchronized with DB2 or IDS. Meanwhile, DB2 or IDS makes the entire database accessible to a broader set of applications for a wide variety of workloads. Whether deployed as a cache for IBM DB2 or IDS, or standalone as the database of record, soliddb can boost performance even further by providing a hot-standby configuration where read operations can be load balanced across primary and hot-standby soliddb instances IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 transparently to the application. To take advantage of load balancing, an application uses soliddb's ODBC or JDBC drivers that maintain only one logical connection to both primary and hot-standby soliddb instances. In this configuration, write transactions are automatically directed to the primary soliddb node, and read transactions can be directed either only to the hot-standby soliddb node, or load balanced across primary and hot-standby soliddb instances, with the intent that application developers do not have to write code. Using load balancing might yield up to a 100 percent performance improvement by taking advantage of the computation power of both primary and standby database instances. The hot-standby configuration increases availability of soliddb nodes, typically with sub-second failover in the event of a failure. Hot-standby configuration can also increase performance by providing a transaction logging optimization. With adaptive durability, the primary soliddb instance can benefit from the performance boost of relaxed logging, without sacrificing durability, because durability is maintained by synchronizing with the hot-standby instance over the network. When a failure occurs, the remaining soliddb instance is designed to automatically shift to synchronous logging to provide greater durability of data. Additionally, for large tables that do not fit into the main memory of a single server, soliddb Cache for DB2 or IDS allows administrators to partition tables across multiple soliddb Cache instances for scaling out across multiple servers. For instance, a large customer table on DB2 or IDS that contains 1,000,000 customers can be partitioned into four soliddb Cache instances with each storing 250,000 customers, instead of caching all 1,000,000 customers into a single soliddb Cache instance. Partitioning tables can be useful when the size of the performance-critical data that must be cached is several dozens of gigabytes. In this case, multiple commodity servers can be used to host soliddb Cache instances instead of a single 64-bit processor server with 80 gigabytes of main memory. To boost performance even further, and provide high availability of the performance-critical data at the same time, partitioning of data across multiple soliddb Cache instances can be combined with the hot-standby configuration of soliddb to deliver automatic load balancing of read operations and sub-second failover. Figure 2: Multiple instances of soliddb Cache accelerate DB2 and IDS performance across multiple servers Extreme availability soliddb servers can typically recover from system failures in less than a second, helping to provide the data availability required by performance-critical applications. Using a two-node, hot-standby configuration, soliddb maintains two copies of data synchronized between the soliddb nodes. In case of system failure, failover between soliddb nodes can occur in less than IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

5 a second. This feature helps to protect users from unplanned outages. Additionally, there are potential secondary benefits to this architecture such as the ability to use the soliddb hot-standby node for maintenance tasks (rolling upgrades, reporting, and backup) without having to take the primary soliddb node offline. Whether a system failure or a planned "switchover" between the pair of soliddb nodes, the secondary soliddb server is designed to quickly take over the processing load, minimizing the chance of data loss. The failover is engineered to be transparent to the application; soliddb ODBC and JDBC drivers maintain the database connection and session attributes. Additionally, soliddb offers several high availability configuration options that specify how primary and secondary soliddb servers are synchronized. These can be selected at the system, session, and transaction levels. This enables users to balance throughput, durability, and recovery time with greater flexibility. The hot-standby configuration of soliddb can also be deployed with soliddb Cache for DB2 or IDS, where the latter is configured for High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR). Figure 3: DB2 and IDS configured for High Availability and Disaster Recovery Hot-standby configuration: Configurable replication and logging settings to achieve right trade-off between performance, mean time to recovery (MTTR) the average time to recover from failure, and durability Sub-second failover in case one of the soliddb Cache instances becomes unavailable Transparent connectivity: Where application maintains only one logical connection to both primary and secondary soliddb Cache instances Lets the application maintain connection handle and session attributes over failovers and switchovers Transparent load balancing of read operations Flexibility to balance data safety, application throughput, and recovery time soliddb offers several high-availability configuration options that specify how primary and secondary database servers are synchronized. At run time, applications can query these IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5

6 configurations and modify them for individual sessions and transactions. This enables users to balance data safety, application throughput, and recovery time with greater flexibility. Synchronous configuration Synchronous replication is the most suitable configuration to minimize and help avoid transaction loss. In this scenario, transactions are not committed at the primary database before they are acknowledged by the secondary one. Three different settings for synchronous replication are available to users: The secondary database acknowledges the commit record as soon as it receives the request from the primary database. The secondary database acknowledges the commit record after processing the transaction request it receives from the primary database, but before writing to the log. The secondary database acknowledges the commit record after the transaction log is fully committed at the secondary database. These settings have an impact on the overall recovery time and the performance of the application. Recovery time is much shorter when all transactions committed at the primary database are also committed at the secondary database. In case of a system failure of the primary database, the secondary database has no required recovery to perform, and can quickly take over the role of the primary database. Asynchronous configuration When using the asynchronous replication configuration, a commit command that an application issues returns as soon as the transaction is committed at the primary server. The application does not need to wait for an acknowledgment from the secondary database server. Figure 4: Built-in, high-availability state machine simplifies integration with high availability managers Further, soliddb maintains hot-standby states for both servers, indicating their state to be active, standby, or another transitional state associated with failovers. soliddb exposes these states to applications, allowing them to query and programmatically set these states. High availability managers use these states to monitor the status of soliddb instances, and orchestrate the failover process when appropriate. Low cost The extreme speed and extreme availability of IBM soliddb is intended to address the need for IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

7 businesses to always keep data available, helping to avoid the costs associated with both planned and unplanned outages. soliddb can further help to reduce costs because it can be controlled by the application and run virtually unattended. Unattended operations can let businesses accelerate deployments and potentially reduce administrative costs that help result in a lower total cost of ownership. Furthermore, since soliddb can run on commodity as well as best-of-breed hardware, it allows you to choose the most appropriate solution for your business needs. soliddb deployment options soliddb helps to deliver extreme speed to applications, whether deployed as cache to accelerate access to data stored in DB2 and IDS, or deployed standalone as the database of record. soliddb integrates with existing IBM data servers, and thus can be deployed as a cache for IBM DB2 and IDS to accelerate access to data stored. This acceleration can be particularly valuable for performance-critical data frequently accessed by many concurrent users, typical of applications such as ticketing and reservation systems, online gaming, event processing and alerting, e-commerce applications, and software as a service (SaaS) application platforms. Additionally, data from DB2 or IDS can be cached in soliddb to help to support peak workloads experienced by such applications as customer service and stock trading. Once performance-critical data is specified for caching and loaded from DB2 or IDS into soliddb Cache, applications are able to query and modify the data in soliddb using SQL. These changes are automatically propagated to DB2 or IDS, with all transactions asynchronously persisted in DB2 or IDS. Reporting and other read transactions are executed against DB2 or IDS. Alternatively, soliddb Cache for DB2 or IDS can be used as a read-only cache, where the data is updated only in DB2 or IDS, and subsequently reloaded into soliddb Cache for querying. Figure 5: IBM soliddb deployed as cache to DB2 or IDS For large database sizes, data can be partitioned using multiple soliddb Cache instances as shown in Figure 2. Application may use soliddb Cache in client/server fashion, or can link with soliddb linked library. soliddb Cache hot-standby pair can be used for high availability and load balancing of reads. soliddb scales across multiple servers. IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 7

8 Performance data information All performance data contained in this publication was obtained in the specific operating environment and under the conditions described or referenced above and are presented as an illustration. Performance obtained in other operating environments may vary and customers should conduct their own testing. Accessibility by people with disabilities A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM Web site Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act The products in this announcement are capable as of July 25, 2008, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), containing details on the products accessibility compliance, can be requested on the following Web site IPLA and Subscription and Support considerations IPLA licenses can be transferred from one machine to another within, but not limited to an enterprise. You may aggregate the capacity for all the processors the product is operated on to achieve a more economic price. This will result in a single Proof of Entitlement (PoE). It is your responsibility to manage the distribution of Value Units within the limits of the entitlement of the product license. Subscription and Support must cover the same capacity as the product license entitlement. Subscription and Support will be available in the country in which the agreement is made. Trademarks DB2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Education support IBM training provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training Web site g/ites.wss/tp/en?pagetype=tp_search Call IBM training at 800-IBM-TEACH ( ) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments. Instructor-led course listing Course number Course name Brief description CF180 for US; CF18G Relational Database After an overview of for WW Design relational concepts that are important for designing relational databases, learn about the different views of the data of the application IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8

9 domain and the steps included in this comprehensive relational database design methodology. Offering Information Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site Also, visit the Passport Advantage Web site Publications No hardcopy publications are shipped with these products. The following publications will be available on the Internet and are shipped electronically with the soliddb products. The Internet site can be reached via IBM soliddb Getting Started Guide IBM soliddb Administrator Guide IBM soliddb Programmer Guide IBM soliddb SQL Guide IBM soliddb High Availability User Guide IBM soliddb In-Memory Database User Guide IBM soliddb Linked Library Access User Guide IBM soliddb Advanced Replication Guide IBM soliddb Connector Guide Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements: Minimum hardware requirements: 32 bit and 64 bit (x64) Windows and Linux : All systems based on Intel or AMD processors that are capable of running the supported Windows or Linux operating systems (x86 and x64 systems). AIX for IBM System p systems: 64-bit systems with POWER5, or later processors are required. Solaris: 32-bit and 64-bit systems with UltraSPARC processors, AMD 32-bit and 64-bit processors, or Intel x86 processors are required. HP-UX: Itanium-based HP Integrity Series systems are required. Memory requirements: The amount of memory required for the soliddb JDBC and ODBC clients depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. In most cases, IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 9

10 it should be sufficient to use the minimum memory requirements of the operating system as the minimum requirement for running the soliddb JDBC and ODBC clients. The amount of memory required for the soliddb connector depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. In most cases, it should be sufficient to use the minimum memory requirements for DB2 Linux, UNIX, and Windows (LUW), or IDS as the minimum requirement for running the soliddb connector. The amount of memory required for the soliddb in memory engine depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. Memory requirements will primarily depend on the size of the database. Disk space requirements: The minimum disk space is 10 MB for a typical installation. The actual space required will vary depending on the logging parameters selected, use of the on disk engine, and the size of the database stored on disk. Software requirements: This section indicates the operating systems and data servers supported by soliddb, soliddb Cache for DB2, and soliddb Cache for IDS at the time of this announcement. Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 and 10 Windows 32 bit and 64 bit (x64) Windows Server 2003, Standard Server, Enterprise Server, and Datacenter Editions 32 bit and 64 bit (x64) Windows XP Professional Edition 32 bit and 64 bit (x64) Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions AIX AIX 5L V5.3 for POWER5 and POWER6 64-bit systems HP-UX HP-UX 11i V2 for HP 64-bit Integrity servers (Itanium-based systems) Solaris Solaris 10 for Sun UltraSPARC, AMD 32 bit and 64 bit, and Intel x86 servers soliddb Cache for DB2 DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Enterprise Server Edition V9.5 DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Enterprise Server Edition V9.1 DB2 9 for z/os DB2 for z/os V8 Restrictions: When running soliddb Cache for DB2 with DB2 for z/os, the soliddb Connector must run on a Linux, UNIX, or Windows platform, not on the System z platform. Prerequisites: When running soliddb Cache for DB2 with DB2 for z/os, a license of DB2 Connect is required and must run on the same server as the soliddb Connector. soliddb Cache for Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) IDS V11.5 Enterprise Edition IDS V11.1 Enterprise Edition The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10

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14 Entitled maintenance Part offerings description Media packs description number soliddb per Processor soliddb Multiplatform BB0X3EN Value Unit V6.1.0 DVD Media Pack English soliddb per SubCapacity soliddb Multiplatform BB0X3EN Processor Value Unit V6.1.0 DVD Media Pack English soliddb Cache for IDS V6.1.0 Entitled maintenance Part offerings description Media packs description number soliddb Cache for IDS per soliddb Cache for IDS BB0X5EN Processor Value Unit Multiplatform V6.1.0 DVD Media Pack English soliddb Cache for IDS per soliddb Cache for IDS BB0X5EN SubCapacity Processor Multiplatform V6.1.0 DVD Value Unit Media Pack English soliddb Cache for DB2 V6.1.0 Entitled maintenance Part offerings description Media packs description number soliddb Cache for DB2 per soliddb Cache for DB2 BB0X4EN Processor Value Unit Multiplatform V6.1.0 DVD Media Pack English soliddb Cache for DB2 per soliddb Cache for DB2 BB0X4EN SubCapacity Processor Multiplatform V6.1.0 DVD Value Unit Media Pack English Sub-capacity IBM soliddb Part number D0463LL E04WWLL D0466LL IBM soliddb Cache for DB2 Part number D046HLL E04XBLL D046ILL IBM soliddb Cache for IDS Part number D046FLL E04XALL D046GLL Part description soliddb SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt 12 Months soliddb SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt AnRnwl soliddb SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt Reinstate 12 Mo Part description soliddb Cache DB2 SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt 12 Months soliddb Cache DB2 SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt AnRnwl soliddb Cache DB2 SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt Reinstate 12 Mo Part description soliddb Cache IDS SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt 12 Months soliddb Cache IDS SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt AnRnwl soliddb Cache IDS SubCap PVU License & SW Subscrip & Spt Reinstate 12 Mo IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 14

15 Sub-capacity for selected middleware products Sub-capacity licensing on a per processor or per Value Unit basis is available for selected middleware products. To offer sub-capacity licensing, IBM software products implement IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager within their offerings so that you can monitor and report quarterly to IBM on the use of the programs on a continuous basis. More information can be found on the Passport Advantage Web site Eligibility requirements for sub-capacity licensing To be eligible for sub-capacity licensing terms on this product, you must agree to install and configure IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software, in accordance with the IBM Tivoli License Manager publications, and to enable the collection of program use data on all eligible machines subject to sub capacity terms. For those machines running programs with sub-capacity licensing terms, you must use IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software to monitor program use and submit to IBM an IBM Use Report each calendar quarter. Multiple copies of IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software or IBM Tivoli License Manager are not required. You can use more copies if you need them to support your operational environment, but only one copy is required to monitor all your sub-capacity licensed products. Additionally, if this is the first product you have licensed under sub capacity terms, you must agree to the terms of an attachment to your Passport Advantage or Passport Advantage Express contract and submit a new Passport Advantage enrollment form. First-time sub-capacity clients also have an opportunity to ensure a primary business contact is established for their contracts. For more information on required and entitled license capacity, license requirements, and reporting, refer to Software Announcement , dated April 19, If you order (this product) under sub-capacity terms, IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software will be made available to you if you do not already have one. You must install and configure this tool for your sub-capacity products. Alternately, you can use Tivoli License Manager. Once the license manager software is installed, you will be required to register online. (IBM may need to contact you in order to finalize the registration process.) You must monitor program use on a continuous basis with an IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software and submit IBM Use Reports to IBM on a calendar quarterly basis. IBM Tivoli License Manager for IBM Software is documented in the following customer publications, which are available from IBM Publications Center at applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi? Publication Form Planning, Installation, and Configuration Administration Problem Determination Data Dictionary Release Notes SC SC SC SC SC For IBM Tivoli License Manager configuration guidance and instructions for specific products (including this product) acquired with sub capacity terms, refer to The Web site will give you information about how to set up the product for detection by IBM Tivoli License Manager, any required maintenance, and any required steps that are unique to this product. Terms and conditions The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Program License Agreement, IBM IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 15

16 International Passport Advantage Agreement, and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance. Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information document and PoE govern your use of the Program. PoEs are required for all authorized use. Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support. License Information form numbers Program Program name number Form number IBM soliddb 5724-V17 L-CLAW-7DBJWB IBM soliddb Cache for DB V18 L-CLAW-7DBJWB IBM soliddb Cache for IDS 5724-V19 L-CLAW-7DBJWB The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site Limited warranty Limited warranty applies: Yes Warranty: IBM warrants that when the program is used in the specified operating environment, it will conform to its specifications. The warranty applies only to the unmodified portion of the program. IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation of the program or that IBM will correct all program defects. You are responsible for the results obtained from the use of the program. IBM provides you with access to IBM databases containing information on known program defects, defect corrections, restrictions, and bypasses at no additional charge. Consult the IBM Software Support Handbook for further information at IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program (warranty period). Program technical support: Technical support of a program product will be available for a minimum of five years from the general availability date, as long as your Software Maintenance is in effect. This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (via telephone or electronic means) from IBM for product-specific, task-oriented questions regarding the installation and operation of the program product. Software Maintenance also provides you with access to updates, releases, and versions of the program. You will be notified, via announcement letter, of discontinuance of support with 12 months' notice. If you require additional technical support from IBM, including an extension of support beyond the discontinuance date, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner. This extension may be available for a fee. Money-back guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program and you are the original licensee, you may obtain a refund of the amount you paid for it, if within 30 days of your invoice date you return the program and its PoE to the party from whom you obtained it. If you downloaded the program, you may contact the party from whom you acquired it for instructions on how to obtain the refund. For programs acquired under the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, this term applies only to your first acquisition of the program. Authorization for use on home/portable computer: The program may be stored on the primary machine and another machine, provided that the program is not in active use on both machines at the same time. You may not copy and use this program on another computer without paying additional license fees. IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 16

17 Product name IBM soliddb IBM soliddb Cache for DB2 IBM soliddb Cache for IDS No No No Usage restriction: Yes. For additional information refer to the License Information Document that is available on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site International Passport Agreement Passport Advantage applies: Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance: The following agreement applies for maintenance and does not require customer signatures: IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z ) Software Maintenance applies: Yes. Software Maintenance is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express. Product upgrades and technical support are provided by the Software Maintenance offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software and Technical Support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide. IBM includes one year of Software Maintenance with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Maintenance can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available. While your Software Maintenance is in effect, IBM provides you assistance for your routine, short duration installation and usage (how-to) questions, and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance via telephone and, if available, electronic access, to your information systems (IS) technical support personnel during the normal business hours (published prime shift hours) of your IBM support center. (This assistance is not available to your end users.) IBM provides Severity 1 assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support Handbook at Software Maintenance does not include assistance for the design and development of applications, your use of programs in other than their specified operating environment, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under the applicable agreements. For additional information about the International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM International Passport Advantage Express Agreement, visit the Passport Advantage Web site at Other terms Volume orders (IVO): No System i Software Maintenance applies: No Educational allowance available Not applicable. IBM Electronic Services IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 17

18 higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent. The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The Electronic Service Agent is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server. Prices Passport Advantage For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. Additional information is also available at Business Partner information If you are an IBM Business Partner Distributor for Workstation Software acquiring products from IBM, you may link to Passport Advantage Online for resellers where you can obtain Business Partner pricing information. An IBM ID and password are required. obuy/passportadvantage/paoreseller Trademarks POWER5, System p, AIX 5L, POWER6, System z, Informix, IBMLink, System i, and Electronic Service Agent are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Passport Advantage, AIX, DB2, z/os, DB2 Connect, Lotus, Tivoli, and PartnerWorld are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 18