Database administrators and application developers involved in managing databases or creating applications in DB2 databases
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of relational databases and SQL; the ability to create and configure a DB2 database; completion of the course IBM DB2 Universal Database 5.0: Database Creation, Access, and Manipulation
Course Aim
To discuss DB2 database objects and concurrency mechanisms
Learning Objectives
Identify the data types supported by DB2. Identify database objects and their uses. Understand the use of table spaces, extents, and buffer pools in data management. Explain database concurrency. Understand isolation levels. Describe the locking mechanisms implemented by DB2 to ensure data concurrency.