IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 with DB2 Query Patroller and DB2 Data Links Manager Powering e-business Solutions

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1 Software Announcement May 18, 1999 IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 with DB2 Query Patroller and DB2 Data Links Manager Powering e-business Solutions Overview DB2 is powering the most demanding e-business applications, like electronic commerce, ERP, SCP, Web Self-Service, and Business Intelligence. DB2 is the industry s first multimedia, Web-ready, relational database management system strong enough to meet the demands of large corporations and flexible enough to serve small- and medium-sized businesses. DB2 is built to support the fastest growing e-business segments and we take pride in bringing to you the following DB2 enhancements for application development: Platform support for Linux Rapid application development with a new stored procedure builder Improved manageability through LDAP support and improved administration tools Data warehousing improvements to performance and administration DB2 Connect connection pooling to lower system overhead Expanded Unicode support and Net.Data Web enhancements DB2 Version 6.1 is now better than ever with: Beta software with new solutions for mobile and occasionally connected users with the new DB2 Satellite Edition No-Charge DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 available for download Windows NT platform support for DB2 Data Links Manager New DB2 Query Patroller for our DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition products Key Prerequisites Refer to the Software Requirements section for details. Planned Availability Dates May 21, 1999 Beta code for DB2 Enterprise Edition Version 6.1 for Windows NT and Linux (English only) available for download from: data/db2/udb/ June 30, 1999 Beta code for DB2 Satellite Edition and DB2 Query Patroller for Windows NT July 30, 1999 DB2 Universal Database, all editions DB2 Data Links Manager for AIX and for Windows NT DB2 Developer s Editions DB2 Query Patroller for the Solaris Operating Environment and AIX September 15, 1999 System Program Order (SPO) Option At a Glance DB2 Version 6.1 provides enhanced function for database administrators, application developers, and users. Features of this release include: Enhanced Application Development with new tools to strengthen the DB2 foundation such as: Support for a new platform Linux New Stored Procedure Builder for rapid application development in Java LDAP support providing reduced cost of ownership through reduced administration Data Warehouse improvements for system performance gains DB2 Connect connection pooling Further Unicode support Extending the value of information to a new class of Mobile Users with beta code for DB2 Satellite Edition Database capacity enhancements For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business ner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE010 EXTRA! EXTRA!... Subscribe to IBM isource, your electronic source for customized IBM information! Go to our Web site at or send an to info@isource.ibm.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the body. 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 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

2 Description DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) provides you with the database power you need for your e-business solutions. Leverage your existing applications and extend them to the Web. Use DB2 scalability and flexibility to create new ways to make your business competitive. DB2 UDB Version 6.1 offers significant enhancements to application development, and extending the value of Information to the mobile worker. Enhanced Application Development Linux Support DB2 introduces full database support on the Linux operating system for DB2 Personal Edition, DB2 Workgroup Edition, DB2, and both Developer s Editions. This Linux support is available worldwide with major Linux distributors, and includes full DB2 UDB Web support with JDBC, SQLJ, Net.Data, and the DB2 Control Center. New Stored Procedure Builder for Java IBM introduces the Stored Procedure Builder, a graphical application on Windows NT that supports the rapid development of DB2 stored procedures written in Java in servers on the Windows NT, OS/2, AIX, and Solaris operating environments. This new builder can be launched as a separate application from the DB2 program group, or from the following integrated development environment products: IBM VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0 MS Visual C++.0 or 6.0 MS Visual Basic.0 or 6.0 Using Stored Procedure Builder you can: Create new stored procedures Build stored procedures on local and remote DB2 servers Modify and rebuild existing stored procedures Test the execution of installed stored procedures Debug the execution of installed stored procedures, with the VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0 Distributed Debugger For more information on VisualAge for Java, Version 3.0, visit the VisualAge Developer s Domain at: Other application development improvements include: Support for JDBC 2.0 for data access from Win32 clients Compatibility with the SQLJ Routines specification for creating Java stored procedures Compatibility with the OS/390 parameter types for DB2 stored procedures Plus more, such as scrollable cursors, which are detailed in the What s New manual provided with the DB2 product Manageability LDAP Directory Services To ease your client administration workload, DB2 Universal Database Version 6 offers support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory services. LDAP directory services store and provide an access method for detailed information about resources such as users, printers, computers, file servers, and application servers. If you take advantage of LDAP by publishing database and server location and configuration in the LDAP directory, you do not have to manually catalog database and node entries on client machines. DB2 supports the enetwork LDAP Directory Version 2.1 and SecureWay Directory Version 3.1 servers and IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.1 client. The enetwork Directory server is available for the AIX, Solaris, and Windows NT operating systems and the SecureWay Directory server is available on Windows NT. SecureWay Directory clients are for the Windows 32-bit operating systems. Data Warehousing Enhancements Customers utilizing previous DB2 automatic summary tables (ASTs) capability will enjoy our newly automated triggers. These automated triggers can greatly enhance the speed of queries and overall system response time. As well, Multipartition ASTs and Multitable ASTs are introduced. Additional performance gains can be realized through star join, and optimizer costing enhancements. Index maintenance during load, Online re-org for indexes, and Point In Time (PIT) drop table (providing the ability to recover a dropped table) are new features that will increase the availability of the database for end-user queries. Data warehouse customers can now replicate LOBs through IBM s data replication solutions. Also, data warehouse customers gain greater control over replicated data through the new replication option of capturing and applying only registered columns. This is also a performance enhancement, allowing customers to reduce the number of columns captured, thus reducing the amount of data moved through the enterprise. DB2 Connect Support Enhancements DB2 Connect support, an installation option of DB2 or DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition providing full DB2 Connect functionality for your Universal Database servers, introduces the following improvements: Large Scale Deployment, which is eased with a smaller disk and memory footprint, and file server install, which requires no code on the client workstation, allows hundreds or thousands of Windows workstations to connect, with maintenance only on the file server installation. Host Connection Configuration to host systems is simplified in DB2 CEE environments through a Configuration Assistant and Add Database SmartGuide. Expanded import and export facilities have been added. Multisite Update is made easier with a new SmartGuide. Administration of DB2 for OS/390 servers through the DB2 Control Center. Password encryption support between clients, DB2 CEE, and the host. Integration with the Windows NT Performance Monitor. Connection pooling is also introduced so that a pool of continuous connections to the host is maintained. When a client disconnects from the host, the host connection is reused by another client. This not only speeds up connections, but reduces overhead on gateway and networking resources and is especially useful in an OnLine Transaction Processing (OLTP) environment

3 For more information on the improvements to DB2 Connect Version 6.1, refer to Software Announcement , dated May 18, Unicode/UCS-2 Support Fixed-width, 16-bit Unicode support is introduced. The repertoire of Unicode is large enough to encompass all characters used in general text exchange. UCS-2 is now supported along with UTF-8. These formats allow users the ability to create a database that stores/retrieves data using all the major languages of the world. In addition, extension of VARCHAR and VARGRAPHIC scalar functions allow VARCHAR functions against Graphic datatypes, and vice versa. Support for wchar_t data type application support: Applications can be written using wchar_t host variable in C/C++ and used in all client environments supported by DB2 when connecting with an Unicode database. The application using wchar_t host variable can be developed in a single-byte (for example, English) environment and then be used in other language environments (for example, Japanese) without changes. Net.Data support of Unicode also improves Web access. Mobile User Support DB2 Universal Database Satellite Edition (DB2 SE) beta software on Windows 32-bit operating systems brings the power of DB2 Universal Database to occasionally connected remote systems. Whether mobile or stationary, DB2 Satellite Edition allows businesses to provide new ways of enabling their employees to conveniently access relevant corporate information and easily conduct business directly with the customer. The DB2 Satellite Solution provides: A full-function, high-performance, satellite database system that can be completely hidden from the end user Robust, bi-directional, update anywhere replication between satellite system and any DB2 server in your enterprise Simplified, configurable mass rollouts of satellite systems through DB2 install enhancements New Satellite Administration Center in DB2 Control Center for creating and maintaining scripts for groups of satellite systems Centralized script and replication management in the DB2 Control Server for scalable management of thousands of satellite systems No-Charge Personal Developer s Edition We are making DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 available to you at no-charge. This product provides the DB2 Universal Database and DB2 Connect Personal Editions media for of OS/2, Windows 95/98/NT, and Linux. These are licensed for your use for development, evaluation, testing, and demonstrations. It can be downloaded from the Web, at no charge, from: Alternatively, the DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 can be ordered as a program package, complete with CD-ROMs, with a shipping and handling charge. Refer to the Ordering Information section for details. DB2 Query Patroller DB2 Query Patroller Version 6 adds support for the Solaris and Windows NT operating environments and continues to support the AIX operating system. You can use DB2 Query Patroller to provide query and resource management for decision support systems enabling the success of highly scalable data warehouses. As an application, it takes Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) queries from a client, analyzes them and then dynamically prioritizes, schedules, and distributes the workload across different nodes on the DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition installation. DB2 Query Patroller also provides the database administrator with detailed reporting on system utilization and database access. DB2 Query Patroller Version 6.1 is the follow-on product to DB2 IW Manager.2. DB2 Data Links Manager for Windows NT DB2 Data Links Manager Version 6 now supports the Windows NT operating system, and continues to support the AIX operating system. You can use DB2 Data Links Manager to manage data files not normally found in a database, for example, engineering blueprints or medical x-rays. These data files can be on a file system outside of the database. Capacity Enhancements DB2 Version 6 increases many data storage limits such as: 18 character table/view/alias names restriction increased to 128 characters 18 character column names restriction increased to 30 characters Maximum SQL statement size doubled from 32 Kb to 64 Kb Ability provided to create page sizes of 16 Kb and 32 Kb in addition to the 4 Kb and 8 Kb available in DB2.2 Maximum varchar size raised from 4 Kb to 32Kb depending on page size Maximum table/table space size increased to 512 GB from 128 GB per partition depending on page size Index key length increased from 255 to 1024 characters, and the limit on maximum levels in an index has been removed completely Bi-directional indexes introduced Tivoli Ready DB2 Version 6.1 products are modified to support Tivoli. IBM intends to certify the following DB2 products as Tivoli Ready : DB2 Workgroup Edition DB2 DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition DB2 Connect The Tivoli Ready enablement of DB2 provides Tivoli customers with the means to automatically discover, inventory, and monitor DB2 resources enterprise wide

4 Tivoli Ready for DB2 provides customers with the benefits of out of the box management and compliments of Tivoli Manager for DB2 product. To find out more about Tivoli Ready, visit the IBM Tivoli Ready Enablement Web site: Year 2000 These products are Year 2000 ready. When used in accordance with their associated documentation, they are capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided that all products (for example, hardware, software, and firmware) used with the products properly exchange accurate date data with them. The service end date for these Year 2000 ready products is December 31, Product Positioning The IBM DB2 Version 6 family is made up of three product groupings and two optional features: 1. DB2 Universal Database DB2 Satellite Edition, available in beta form to select customers, is a fully functional database for your laptop computer on Windows operating environments, providing mobility for your applications and facilitating remote administration for ease-of-use. DB2 Personal Edition is a fully functional database for your Personal Computer on OS/2, Windows, and Linux operating environments. DB2 Workgroup Edition provides full DB2 database server capacity for your departmental LANs running OS/2, Windows NT, and Linux operating environments. DB2 provides full user access to your enterprise data on OS/2, Windows, and UNIX operating environments, from uniprocessor machines to the largest symmetric multiprocessor machines. DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition on Solaris, Windows NT, and AIX operating environments provides complete DB2 utilization across multiple nodes and installations on uniprocessor and multiprocessor configurations for your most demanding data management needs. 2. Optional Features DB2 Data Links Manager an optional feature for DB2 in the AIX and Windows NT operating environments gives you the ability to manipulate and access external data files, which reside outside the DB2 database itself, using DB2 commands and the DB2 Control Center. DB2 Query Patroller Version 6.1 an optional feature for DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition on Solaris, Windows NT, and AIX operating environments gives you the ability to capture and define the execution of DB2 queries. This allows increased system performance by allowing lower priority queries to be executed at the discretion of the database administrator. 3. DB2 Connect DB2 Connect Personal Edition makes your company s host data available directly to your Personal Computer on OS/2, Windows, and Linux operating environments. DB2 Connect on OS/2, Windows, and UNIX operating environments connects LAN-based workstations and their desktop applications to your company s mainframe and minicomputer host databases. 4. DB2 Developer s Editions DB2 Personal Developer s Edition provides tools for developing applications to run on OS/2, Windows, and Linux operating environments. DB2 Universal Developer s Edition provides the application developer with the tools needed to develop DB2 client/server, mobile, and Web-ready applications across all the supported environments for DB2 Universal Database and DB2 Connect products. For more information on product positioning and descriptions, refer to the Web page at: Trademarks Net.Data, enetwork, and SecureWay are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. DB2, DB2 Connect, DB2 Universal Database, AIX, OS/2, VisualAge, and OS/390 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others

5 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information May 18, 1999 Additional Improvements Leveraging Business Intelligence in e-business Statistical functions covariance, correlation, linear regression, rank, denserank, and rownumber are new. These functions enable direct support for deeper statistical analysis that can exploit DB2 query processing facilities, including parallelism, to give results that previously could only be computed at the application level. In addition, support for 16 and 32 Kb pages, and Optimizer enhancements to account for multiple buffer pools increase performance. The dynamic rules bind option allows the ability to grant execute privileges to a package user instead of granting access privileges to database objects while using dynamic SQL. Faster integrity constraint (or AST refresh) processing, the ability to make more queries, use Star Join optimization, plus bi-directional indexes allow faster performance. Control Center In DB2 Version 6, the Control Center is now implemented exclusively in Java. The latest release of the Web Control Center, introduced in DB2.2, provides the administration interface, with enhancements such as: A new Performance Monitor A new License Control Center (for counting, tracking, and administering user connections) Enhanced support for DB2 for OS/390 databases Show SQL/command capability in Control Center is also introduced. This allows the Database Administrator (DBA) to generate SQL/commands in response to actions taken by the Control Center for subsequent capture, analysis, and scheduling. The DBA can track the Control Center actions and create similar scripts. Security Enhancements Install: To ease the administration of DB2 Universal Database Version 6 for Windows NT, DB2 enables a user who does not have administrator authority to install and configure certain DB2 products in a Windows NT environment as a single-user install as a user application. Configure or Catalog Databases: A user without administrator authority to perform a single-user install of user applications, can configure or catalog databases to add an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data source (DSN) when using one DB2 Personal Edition, the DB2 Software Developer s Kit, or a DB2 client. Configuration Enhancements Distributed Install to a Number of Workstations: Version 6.1 introduces two new utilities to facilitate distributed install: db2rspgn a response file generator, that generates response file and instance profiles from a master DB2 workstation. The response file and instance profiles can be used to clone any number of DB2 workstations by using silent install. The db2rspgn utility is supported in OS/2 and all Windows (32) platforms. db2cfimp and db2cfexp DB2 configuration file import and export utilities. A user can export a DB2 configuration profile or client profile using the db2cfexp utility or using Client Configuration Assistant (CCA) and Import the DB2 configuration profile to clone any number of DB2 workstations. Add ODBC DSN: Version 6.1 provides cleaner and easier ways for users to add ODBC DSN for applications, that is, CLP, CCA GUI, Windows Control Panel ODBC driver, or directly from any ODBC applications (Lotus Approach, MS Access). Multisite Setup: New GUI from the Control Center is added to assist the user to perform Multisite setup such as Sync Point Manager with two-phase commit. Host Database Discovery: CCA can discover host databases that are configured on a DB2 Connect gateway. Advanced Add Database Options: Node, Security, and DRDA connection options are available in CCA as optional Advanced manual configuration options. DB2 Clients: The DB2 Client Application Enablers have been repackaged, renamed, and restructured in Version 6.1. The DB2 Clients are now as follows: DB2 Administration Client providing extensive DB2 administrative ability DB2 Run-Time Client providing a smaller footprint and the ability to run DB2 applications The DB2 clients are available for download by our customers from our Web site at: The SDKs for a specific platform are provided on each of the DB2 server CDs, as well as in a multiplatform set of SDK CDs in the DB2 Universal Developer s Edition box. 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 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

6 Net.Data Version 6.1 Net.Data is an application that allows Web developers to easily build dynamic Internet applications using Web macros. Net.Data Web macros have the simplicity of HTML with the power of dynamic SQL, and support DB2 Universal Database and other data sources. Net.Data Version 6.1 now has Unicode support that includes UTF-8 and UTF-16 allowing worldwide access to data from a Web browser. Fast-CGI support has expanded to not only the AIX platform, but to Solaris as well for better performance. Net.Data support for processing and displaying multiple tables is extended to Perl, REXX, %MACRO_FUNCTION, and system functions. Net.Data now supports MIDI file types, allowing handling of files containing digitized music. Net.Data does not support Windows 95/98 nor SGI clients. DB2 Extenders Improvements The DB2 Extenders now support the Solaris operating environment. To assist with the implementation of the DB2 Extenders, new sample programs are provided. The Text Extender has been enhanced to support section searches on structured documents. This includes support for documents marked up with Extensible Markup Language (XML), HTML, or ASCII files with XML-like tags. Searches can now be limited to a section, a list of sections, or nested sections within the document. This can significantly improve the effectiveness of the search. Complimentary Products The following programs are provided at their existing revision level. IBM may, from time to time, update the software version provided within the DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 product boxes, but will not make specific announcements concerning these updates. IBM makes no commitment to provide upgrades to the newer version levels for customers holding the older revision levels. IBM WebSphere Application Server A complimentary copy of IBM WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition Version is being included in the DB2 server product packages. IBM WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition provides the Java servlet environment supported by the IBM Network Computing Framework for e-business, and tools like VisualAge for Java. With the combination of WebSphere Application Server and Net.Data support for servlets, you can use new or existing Net.Data macros with other servlets created using e-business tools. For more information on e-business, visit the following Web site: For more information about IBM WebSphere Application Server, visit the following Web site: VisualAge for Java Professional Edition Operating System Support Table Refer to the following table for platform support for: DB2 Satellite Edition (SE) DB2 Personal Edition (PE) DB2 Workgroup Edition (WE) DB2 (EE) DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition (EEE) DB2 Personal Developer s Edition (PDE) DB2 Universal Developer s Edition (UDE) DB2 Data Links Manager (DLM) DB2 Query Patroller (DQP) Software Developer s Kit clients (SDK) Run-Time and Administration clients (Clients) Included in DB2 Universal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 product boxes is a copy of VisualAge for Java Professional Edition Version 2.0. With this environment, you can build 100% pure Java applications, applets, and JavaBean components, including new data access beans that run on any Java-compatible Virtual Machine, Java Development Kit (JDK 1.1) or inside any JDK 1.1-enabled browser. For more information on VisualAge for Java, see the VisualAge Developer s Domain at: Education Support Platform Version SE PE PDE WE EE DLM EEE DQP UDE SDK Clients The appropriate curriculum will be updated, as necessary, OS/2 3, 4 N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y to include the enhancements described in this announcement. AIX 4.2, 4.3 N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Descriptions of all classroom and self-study courses are WIN Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y available. WIN 98 Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y For further information, visit the IBM Web site at: WIN NT 4+ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y HP 10.20, 11 N N N N Y N N N Y Y Y Call IBM Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH Solaris 2.5.1, N N N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y ( ) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments. 2.6, 2.7 SGI IRIX 6 N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Publications Linux N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y The following updated IBM Universal Database publications will be available for separate order on July 30, 1999, for a fee. To order these publications separately, contact your IBM representative

7 Title Troubleshooting Guide DB2 Data Links for Windows NT DB2 PE OS/2 Windows, Quick Beginnings DB2 UDB EEE for UNIX, Quick Beginnings DB2 UDB EEE for NT, Quick Beginnings DB2 UDB for OS/2, Quick Beginnings DB2 UDB for Windows, Quick Beginnings DB2 UDB for UNIX, Quick Beginnings DB2 Data Links for AIX Message Reference DB2 Installation and Configuration Support DB2 Query Patroller Installation Administration Guide Implementation & Design Administration Guide Performance API Reference Application Building Guide CLI Guide and Reference Command Reference Application Development Guide SQL Reference 1 SQL Reference 2 System Monitor Guide What s New SQL Getting Started DB2 Data Movement Utilities DB2 Query Patroller Administration Guide DB2 Query Patroller User Guide Replication Guide Order Number S10J-8169 GC GC GC GC GC GC GC GC GC GC GC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Displayable Softcopy Publications: Publications for DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 are included in softcopy form on the CD-ROM as part of the install image. To assist with the initial installation, each product s Quick Beginnings book is also provided in hardcopy within the product box (with the exception of the DB2 Developer s Editions, which contain the Application Building Guide). To see what manuals are provided with DB2 Universal Database products, refer to the Packaging section. The displayable manuals can be viewed using an HTML browser installed on your system, or by using the Netscape Navigator browser provided. CD-ROMs are also provided that contain PostScript files, which are printable versions of the manuals (for all but the double-byte languages such as Chinese, Korean, and Japanese). These files can produce high-quality reproductions of the documentation on local laser printers. To order the complete set of books updated for Version 6.1, you can use form number SB0F Open Blueprint : DB2 Universal Database provides the Relational Database function described in the IBM Open Blueprint. It provides the: Structured Query Language (SQL) industry-standard interface from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Structured Query Language Call Level Interface (SQL CLI) industry-standard interface from the ISO Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) for Windows client systems interface from Microsoft Corporation It supports the Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) protocol from IBM to facilitate open, distributed, multivendor interoperability. Open Enterprise: DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 adheres to the following standards: ANS Database Language-SQL, X (ANSI SQL92) ISO/IEC 9075: 1992 Database Language SQL (ISO SQL92) Database Language SQL, Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB 127-2) Microsoft Winsosheet and Microsoft Winsockets OSF for DCE Standard 1.1 DRDA Level 3 of database interoperability X/Open XA CAE Specification ODBC 2 Level 2 Compliant and ODBC 3.0 Level 1 Compliant plus Level 2 compliance in the following: 202 Dynamic parameters described using SQLDescribeParam 203 Support for input, output, and input/output parameters and result values of stored procedures 205 Advanced information on the data dictionary from SQLColumnPrivileges, SQLForeignKeys, and SQLTablePrivileges 207 Asynchronous execution of appropriate functions 209 SQL_ATTR_CONCURRENCY statement attribute can be set to at least one value other than SQL_CONCUR_READ_ONLY 211 Default isolation level can be changed; transactions can be executed with the serialized level of isolation Technical Information Specified Operating Environment Hardware Requirements: The following are the hardware requirements for the DB2 products. A central processing unit (CPU) with processing capacity of an Intel 486 processor or higher. Memory Requirements DB2 Personal Edition recommended memory: 32 MB DB2 Workgroup Edition, DB2, DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition recommended memory: For OS/2 and Windows: from 32 MB for 5 Concurrent Connections to 88 MB for 50 Concurrent Connections. For UNIX: from 64 MB for 5 Concurrent Connections to 186 MB for 50 Concurrent Connections. Plus 30 MB for the DB2 Administration Tools. DB2 Clients for AIX, OS/2 and Windows NT, AIX, Solaris, SGI, Linux, and HP-UX Clients: DB2 Run-Time Client 5 MB of memory DB2 Administration Client 10 MB of memory

8 DB2 Query Patroller System Administrator Windows 95: 16 MB Windows 98/NT: 32 MB DB2 Data Links Manager AIX: 64 MB for up to 5 clients Windows NT: 64 MB for up to 5 clients Disk Space Requirements For DB2 Personal Edition For OS/2 DB2 Universal Database code: 60 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 60 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 31 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For Windows NT DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition code: 33 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 68 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 31 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For DB2 Workgroup Edition, DB2, and DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition For OS/2 DB2 Universal Database server code: 60 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 60 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 31 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For Windows NT DB2 Universal Database Server code: 34 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 68 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 31 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For AIX DB2 Universal Database server code: 94 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 67 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 86 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For HP-UX DB2 Universal Database server code: 188 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 86 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For Linux DB2 Universal Database server code: 56 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 86 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 3.5 MB For Solaris DB2 Universal Database server code: 93 MB DB2 GUI Tools: 60 MB DB2 Connect Support for DB2 : 1 MB Online documentation in HTML format (English): 86 MB Far-East Code Page Conversion Support: 5 MB For DB2 Query Patroller Query Patroller component on DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition server DB2 Query Patroller server: 5 MB DB2 Query Patroller agent: 1 MB Query Patroller Administration Workstation Query Enabler:.9 MB Query Monitor: 1 MB For DB2 Data Links Manager For AIX: 96 MB, plus 101 MB for online documentation For Windows NT: 75 MB, plus 101 MB for online documentation For DB2 Clients Run-Time Clients OS/2: 11 MB plus 6 MB for Client Configuration Assistant Windows: 11 MB plus 6 MB for Client Configuration Assistant AIX: 37 MB HP-UX: 32 MB Linux: 20 MB SGI: 11 MB Solaris: 30 Assistant Administration Client OS/2, Windows, Solaris: 11 MB plus 68 MB for Administration Tools plus 6 MB for Client Configuration Assistant AIX: 100 MB HP-UX: 90 MB Linux: 90 MB SGI: 90 MB Solaris: 90 MB DB2 Query Patroller client Query Enabler:.9 MB Query Monitor: 1 MB Software Requirements: Software requirements for the DB2 Version 6.1 family of products are shown below. For complete details on technical requirements, refer to the Quick Beginnings book provided with the product

9 Operating Systems for DB2 Personal Edition OS/2 supported versions: Versions of OS/2 with built-in communications capabilities are recommended such as: OS/2 Warp Connect Warp Server Warp Server Advanced OS/2 Warp Version 4 Warp Server for e-business Windows supported versions: Windows 95 Version , or later Windows 98 Windows NT Version 4.0 with Service Pack 3, or later Linux supported versions: Linux kernel , or later glibc Version 2.0.7, or later pdksh package (to run the DB2 command line processor) libstdc++ Version 2.8.0, or later To install DB2, you will need Redhat Package Manager (RPM). Operating Systems for DB2 Servers: The following are the requirements for: DB2 Workgroup Edition DB2 DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition DB2 Query Patroller DB2 Data Links Manager Note: Only Solaris, Windows NT, and AIX apply to DB2 Query Patroller, and only AIX and Windows NT apply to DB2 Data Links Manager. OS/2 OS/2 Warp Versions 3 and 4 OS/2 Warp Connect Version 3 OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4 OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4 with SMP Feature OS/2 Warp Server for e-business Versions of OS/2 with built-in communications capabilities such as OS/2 Warp Connect, Warp Server, Warp Server Advanced, and OS/2 Warp Version 4 are recommended. The DB2 SNMP subagent requires DPI 2.0 support provided by the OS/2 Warp Server installed. If you plan to use DB2 SNMP subagent for system management, you will have to use OS/2 Warp Server. Windows NT: Version 4.0 with Service Pack 3, or later. Note: DB2 Query Patroller Version 6.1 requires Windows NT Version 4.0 with Service Pack 4, or later. AIX: RISC System/6000 and AIX Version 4.2 or later HP-UX: HP 9000 series 700 or 800 system and either HP-UX Version or 11.00, or later. With HP-UX Version 10.20, you require the following patches: PHSS_10556 PHSS_10436 PHSS_10053 PHSS_10113 As well, with ANSI C or C++ systems, you require the following: PHSS_10261 PHSS_7505 PHSS_9096 for C++ Linux Linux kernel , or later glibc Version 2.0.7, or later pdksh package (to run the DB2 command line processor) libstdc++ Version 2.8.0, or later To install DB2, you will need RPM. Solaris: Solaris SPARC-based computer and Solaris Version 2.5.1, or later. The following patches are required for Solaris Version 2.5.1: Revision 11, or later Revision 08, or later Revision 13, or later Revision 26, or later For Solaris Version 2.6, you require the following patches: Revision 12, or later Revision 13, or later Revision 06, or later Client Operating System Requirements For OS/2 Clients: OS/2 Warp Versions 3 and 4 OS/2 Warp Connect Version 3 OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4 OS/2 Warp Server Advanced Version 4 with SMP Feature OS/2 Warp Server for e-business For Windows Clients: Windows , or later Windows 98 Windows NT Version 4.0 with Service Pack 3, or later Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server Edition Version 4.0 (can only run the DB2 Run-Time Client) For SGI Clients: Silicon Graphics IRIX Version 6.x and the following filesets: eoe.sw.oampkg eoe.sw.svr4net Also, the following patches are required for Versions 6.2 and 6.3: For AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris Clients: The operating system requirements for the client are the same as those listed for the servers. Compatibility: DB2 Version 6 products support DB2 Clients. Client Application Enablers for will continue to operate without modifications with DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 products

10 There are limitations to the SQL compatibility when moving from DB2 Parallel Edition Version 1.2 to DB2 Universal Database Version 6. These limitations are detailed in the DB2 Universal Database Administration Guide. Refer to the Publications section for ordering information. Extender Migration: DB2 Extenders Version 6 provided with the DB2 Version 6.1 products are not supported for use with DB2.2, and DB2 Extenders.2 are not supported for use with DB2 Version 6.1 products. With the exception of the DB2 Text Extender, no data migration is needed from DB2 Extenders.2 to DB2 Extenders Version 6.1. The DB2 Text Extender provides a migration utility to migrate a DB2 Text Extender.2 instance and a DB2 Text Extender.2 enabled database to DB2 Text Extender Version 6.1. A FixPak can be ordered through IBM service, or is available for download from: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2extenders/ Users using DB2 Extenders.0 can migrate their data for use with DB2 Extenders Version 6, but the data will not be partitioned. Limitations License Limitations DB2 Workgroup Edition Version 6.1 is restricted to installation on a server with a maximum of four processors. DB2 Universal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 is restricted to one developer only. No additional use authorizations are available to allow multiple developers on one installation. It is also restricted to the evaluation, demonstration, testing, and development of application programs. DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1, now provided at no charge, is not restricted for installations or users, but is restricted to the evaluation, demonstration, testing, and development of application programs. DB2 Data Links Manager Version 6.1 must be used with a licensed copy of DB2 Version 6.1. DB2 Query Patroller Version 6.1 must be used with a licensed copy of DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition. DB2 Personal Edition Version 6.1 allows inbound connections only for administrative purposes. The ObjectREXX Interpreter Edition for Windows is distributed with DB2 for use with the DataJoiner Replication Administration (DJRA) tool. You can use this component only in association with DJRA. For all other uses of ObjectREXX, you must purchase an ObjectREXX license. Technical Limitations Net.Data does not support Windows 95/98, nor Version 6 SGI Client. IBM WebSphere Application Server does not support Solaris Version Support for Solaris Version 2.6 is provided. SQLJ will not be supported in any environment that enforces the 8.3 filename restriction such as OS/2 FAT systems. Audio, Video, and Image (AVI) Extenders do not support the DB2 SGI client, nor HP-UX 10. Text Extender does not support the DB2 SGI client, nor HP-UX 11 (HP-UX 10 is supported). Stored procedure debugging is supported for DB2 servers on the Windows NT and AIX platforms only. Change Password is not supported with Solaris, HP-UX, nor Linux. DB2 Version 6.1 for HP-UX 11 does not support NetWare. Password Management is not available with Windows for Workgroups. DCE operates on all platforms supporting OSF Standard 1.1. These platforms are: AIX HP SUN OS/2 Windows NT/Windows 95 ADSM Version 3 clients supported on Windows 95/Windows NT, OS/2, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris. Connectivity restrictions: DRDA support requires OS/400 Version 4 Release 2 for TCP/IP support to DB2/400. Named Pipes is available only on Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, and OS/2, which supports Named Pipes for local DOS and Windows-OS/2 applications. Novell IPX/SPX is not supported from Windows 95/98 clients to servers on OS/2, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, nor Linux. VisualAge for Java does not support Linux. DB2 Extenders Version 6 does not support Linux. DB2 Client support for IPX is not available on HP-UX Version 10, nor HP-UX Version 11. HACMP ES and HACMP are supported by DB2 UDB Version 6.1. Data Propagator Relational (DPropR) support of Linux is restricted to Linux Redhat V Replication is not supported for DB2 Extenders for Text, Audio, Video, and Image, or other extenders where additional control files associated with the extender s LOB column data are maintained outside of the database. Planning Information Customer Responsibilities: Customers are responsible for determining their license requirements with the DB2 product family. The DB2 license entitlements are by users, processors, and/or installations. User : There are two methods of counting users of the DB2 product and of determining the required user entitlements. Customers should plan on which of the two counting methods should be applied to the DB2 server products based on usage requirements and then obtain additional user entitlements to the extent required. The definition of concurrent and registered users is as follows:

11 1. Concurrent Users: A concurrent user is a person, application, or device that has established a connection to one or more databases on one server. A user with multiple connections to a single server counts as only one concurrent user. The one exception is where multiple connections are made by a multiplexing program, application server, or other program that connects to DB2 providing access on behalf of other users. When these configurations are in use, customers need to consider each concurrent user of that program as a concurrent DB2 user. In the concurrent user model, the customer must ensure that each server is licensed for the maximum number of users that will use that server product at any one time. The concurrent user licensing model is the only choice in situations where the identity of users is unknown. The concurrent user model is also appropriate where users require only occasional access to a particular server. Registered users may be the appropriate choice where there are many users, for example, at client workstations, who need to access databases on multiple database servers, or who connect to databases for long periods of time. Determining required licensing and monitoring the licensing requirements is the responsibility of the customer. 2. Registered Users: A registered user is a person, application or device entitled to establish one or more connections to any authorized server install of a DB2 Universal Database or DB2 Connect product in the customer s enterprise, either directly or through a multiplexing program or application server. Registered Users of DB2 Workgroup Edition (DB2 WE) are counted separately, and DB2 user entitlements are not transferable between products. Customers should compare the total number of users requiring access to the DB2 server product with the sum of user entitlements provided with each install license, and obtain additional user entitlements if required. DB2 WE licenses include entitlement for one concurrent or registered user. Customers should plan on which of the two counting methods should be applied to the DB2 server products based on usage requirements and then obtain additional user entitlements to the extent required. Connections from DB2 Satellite Edition (DB2 SE), and DB2 Personal Edition (DB2 PE), need not be counted as DB2 users for the purposes of determining the licensing requirements for the server machine. DB2 s (EE) and DB2 Enterprise-Extended Edition (EEE) do not restrict access to local DB2 server data through user counting, although customers are required to obtain user entitlements for host connectivity with these two products. DB2 SE and DB2 PE are licensed for installation and use by an individual user at one workstation. Remote connections to DB2 SE and DB2 PE are allowed for Administration purposes only. The DB2 Personal Developer s Edition (DB2 PDE) and DB2 Universal Developer s Edition (DB2 UDE) products are licensed for installation and use by an individual user, only for the purpose of evaluating, demonstrating, testing, and developing application programs. Multiple user entitlements are not available for either of these programs, although DB2 PDE, Version 6.1 is available at no charge. Processor s: The DB2 program packages for DB2 EE, DB2 Query Patroller (DQP), DB2 Data Links Manager (DB2 DLM), and DB2 EEE include entitlement to install these programs on a machine having one processor. Where the customer requires the DB2 server to be installed on a machine with a greater number of processors, the customer must obtain additional processor server entitlements. The DB2 WE product is entitled for installation on machines having up to four processors. Where the customer requires installation on a machine that has more than four processors, the customer must obtain a DB2 EE or DB2 EEE product along with the needed number of additional processor server entitlements. Installation s: For DB2 PE, DB2 SE, and DB2 WE, customers must purchase an installation entitlement for each server installation. For DB2 EE, DB2 EEE, DB2 DQP, and DB2 DLM, customers must purchase processor entitlements for each processor available to the DB2 system or cluster. Separate installation entitlements are not required. Special Licensing Considerations Licensing of Standby Servers: A DB2 WE server, when configured with high-availability software solely for use as an idle standby for one or more active DB2 WE licenses, customers need only obtain a base processor entitlement for the DB2 WE standby machine. A DB2 WE license installed and used as an active server and configured as a backup for one or more other DB2 WE servers must be licensed for users for its primary applications. Should failover occur, processor, Internet, and user entitlements from a failed DB2 WE machine are considered transferred to the backup machine. Customers must ensure that with this transfer of entitlement, the backup machine is fully licensed. When the failed machine recovers and resumes DB2 processing, these entitlements are returned to the recovered machine, and the backup machine entitlement returns to its original state. When installing a DB2 EE server in a cluster environment, which is configured with high-availability software solely for use as an idle standby for one or more active DB2 EE licenses, customers need to obtain a one processor entitlement license for the DB2 EE standby machine. A DB2 EE license installed and used as an active server and configured as a backup for one or more other DB2 EE servers must be licensed for processors and host user connections for its primary applications. Should failover occur, processor and host user connection entitlements from a failed DB2 EE machine are considered transferred to the backup machine. Customers must ensure that with this transfer of entitlement, the backup machine is fully licensed for processors and host user connections. When the failed machine recovers and resumes DB2 processing, these processor and host user connection entitlements are returned to the recovered machine, and the backup machine entitlement returns to its original state. DB2 DLM, an option of DB2 EE, must be treated similarly. A DB2 EEE server, which is configured with high-availability software solely for use as an idle standby for one or more active DB2 EEE licenses, must be licensed for the available processors to that hot standby machine. Processor s are not transferred from the failed server to the backup machine as they are with DB2 EE. Host User Connection entitlements are transferred. Should failover occur, user entitlements from a failed DB2 EEE machine are considered transferred to the backup machine, and customers must ensure that with this transfer of entitlement, the backup machine is fully licensed for host user connections

12 When the failed machine recovers and resumes DB2 processing, these host user connection entitlements are returned to the recovered machine, and the backup machine entitlement returns to its original state. DB2 DQP, an option of DB2 EEE, must be treated similarly. Web Connections: Customers using DB2 EE and DB2 EEE have unlimited Web access to local DB2 data. Host User Connection entitlements must be obtained if accessing non-local DB2 data. For customers using DB2 WE, Web access is available by obtaining a separate entitlement for each processor available to the program installation. (For example, if installed on a two-processor server, you must obtain two External Web Access s.) Web access to DB2 WE servers from internal connections must be counted as DB2 users of the product. You should note that this licensing makes a distinction between Web connections made from within your enterprise (intranet connections, inside the fire-wall ) and those made from outside your enterprise (Internet connections, outside the fire-wall ). Complimentary Products: IBM provides licensed copies of complimentary products in our product boxes. Customers are responsible for independent product registration of these products, as well as obtaining any desired upgrades for these complimentary products. Installability: To upgrade to DB2 Version 6.1 from DB2, you need to obtain the DB2 Version 6 program code and perform a new installation. Following DB2 Version 6 installation, your catalogs, directories, and instances will need to be migrated. Direct Customer Support: Installation and support for these products on all supported platforms is provided by IBM Global Services under the Personal System Support Family organization at for a fee. For information or prices related to a SupportLine Technical Support contact, call To speak to an IBM representative about personal systems software, call 800-IBM-4YOU ( ). Informal DB2 support can be found at: support.html All support or advice provided through the above channel is provided on an as-is basis. There are several no-charge and fee support options available for DB2 Universal Database Version 6 for AIX. For additional information, visit the support Web site at: Packaging: DB2 continues to be shipped with all the required information for its operation. For detailed information on the product packages, refer to the information below. Major changes from DB2 are identified below under Changes to DB2 Packaging. Changes to DB2 Packaging DB2 Workgroup Edition is no longer restricted from operation on Xeon processors. A new optional feature is introduced: DB2 Query Patroller Version 6.1. This new feature requires DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition and is available now on AIX and the Solaris operating environments. Beta code for DB2 Query Patroller for Windows NT is also available. IBM DB2 Data Links Manager Version 6.1 is now available on Windows NT and AIX. DB2 no longer restricts user connections to DB2 Version 6.1 and DB2 Enterprise Extended Edition for accessing local DB2 data. Connections made to host databases need to be counted and licensed, as in DB2.2, as Host User Connections. A coupon for one free installation support call is provided with DB2 Personal Edition Version 6.1. Refer to the coupon in Version 6.1 boxes for details. New documentation and media packs will be made available through Passport Advantage. The media packs will be used to fulfill Passport Advantage subscriptions. The DB2 Extenders are now included in each of the DB2 server boxes (DB2 WE, DB2 EE, DB2 PE, DB2 EEE). The DB2 Software Developer s Kits (SDKs) for a specific platform are now included on the DB2 server CD-ROMs (DB2 PE, DB2 WE, DB2 EE, DB2 EEE). DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 now includes VisualAge for Java, Entry Edition rather than the VisualAge for Java, Professional Edition. DB2 Personal Developer s Edition Version 6.1 is available for your developing, testing, and demonstration purposes. The no charge code is available, under restricted terms and conditions from the Web. Refer to the Description section for more information. Product Box Contents: The following shows the contents of the DB2 product boxes. Each of the product boxes contains: Publications these are product specific and detailed below Media Product CDs are product specific and detailed below Packaged products are product specific and detailed below Netscape Communicator CD Intel and/or UNIX Postscript Publications CDs Mechanicals, or general components provided with all the DB2 products: International Program License Agreement (IPLA) booklet IPLA pointer sheet License Information (LI) booklet (with unique product information) International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) card Service flyer Product Registration card ESRI coupon Education & Training card The following shows the components specific to each product