Overview
| Course code | 1X800 | Skill level | Basic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 16.0 hours | Delivery type | Web Based Training |
| Course type | Public only | ||
| Public price | USD $536.00 plus tax |
Note: This is a self-paced online course. This course usually requires 14 hours to complete. Once you receive your access information, you will have access to this course for 1 year.
IBM Informix Dynamic Server is an exceptional online transaction processing database that provides outstanding performance, reliability, scalability, and manageability for enterprise and workgroup computing. The Informix Dynamic Server V10 course provides you with an overview of the Informix Dynamic Server and its architecture, an examination of the configuration and initialization of Informix Dynamic Server, and introduces the tools for monitoring Informix Dynamic Server and the modes for online and offline operation. You are introduced to virtual processors, threads and client connections, I/O methods and BLOBS, checkpoints and Fast recovery, the system structure, and backup and restore utilities.
This innovative self-paced online format is available from IBM Training and gives you the opportunity to complete the course at your convenience, at any location, and at your own pace. Once you have accessed the course, instructor help is available via the course forum Monday through Friday; questions will be responded to within 24 hours. The course is available 24 hours a day.
Please do not make travel arrangements for this course. After you receive confirmation that you are enrolled, you will be sent further instructions to access the course materials.
Audience
This is a basic course for you who are interested in learning about Informix Dynamic Server at an introductory level.
Skills taught
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- identify an overview of the Informix Dynamic Server and its architecture
- identify the configuration and initialization of Informix Dynamic Server
- identify the tools for monitoring Informix Dynamic Server and the modes for online and offline operation
- identify virtual processors, threads and client connections, I/O methods and BLOBS, checkpoints and Fast recovery, the system structure, and backup and restore utilities
Course outline
High Level Architecture
- Describe Informix Dynamic Server
- Identify the three components at the database server level
- Describe process components
- Identify the three segments of the shared memory component
- Describe the resident segment
- Describe the virtual segment
- Describe the message segment
- Explain the disk components
- Resolve extent interleaving
Configuration
- Identify Informix Dynamic Server configuration methods
- Describe Informix Dynamic Server initialization procedures
Monitoring and Engine Modes
- Describe the monitoring tools
- Provide examples
- Describe the engine modes
- Describe the three ways to see an engine in UNIX
Virtual Processors, Threads, and Client Connections
- Define a thread
- Describe the multi-threaded architecture
- Describe how the virtual processors are implemented in UNIX
- Use onstat to monitor virtual processes and threads
- Explain the virtual processor classes
- Describe how network connections are handled by the server
- Set server configuration parameters related to virtual processes and threads
- Explain Client/Server Connections
I/O Methods and BLOBs
- Describe the two Informix I/O methods
- Identify the types of BLOBs used in Informix Dynamic Server
Checkpoints and Fast Recovery
- Explain the purpose of Informix Dynamic Server checkpoints
- Identify the two types of checkpoints
- Describe the Informix Dynamic Server fast recovery features
System Structure and Backup and Restore Utilities
- Explain the functions of the system overhead files
- Identify the root reserved pages
- Describe the purpose of the database tablespace
- Identify Informix Dynamic Server backup and restore utilities
- Explain the backup and restore processes
- Describe two different methods to back up logical logs
- Explain the difference between a warm and cold restore
Machine requirements
HW/SW CONFIGURATION
The minimum hardware and software required to launch the course are:
- Reliable HIGH-SPEED INTERNET connection (min 200 kbps up and down)
- Windows 2000 or XP or Vista
- Computer with soundcard
- Headset or computer speakers
- Internet Explorer 5.01 or later, or Firefox 1.0 or later
Network Speed Test
http://clpext.moppssc.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=8
User: clp
Pass: ibmeduc
For example, a speed test against the server with a slow connection of 140 Kbps download and 28 Kbps upload took 14 minutes to load a 30min recording before the video began. Extrapolate from this result to estimate approximately how fast your network internet access would be.
High-speed broadband internet access is the recommended configuration for this course.
Keyboard Configuration
If you use a different character keyboard, you may experience errors when entering passwords. If possible, change your language/country settings for your keyboard to USA, which allows you to enter characters as in a QWERTY keyboard.