Software aids in database management and recovery.

Press Release Summary:



DB2® Performance Expert for Multiplatforms v2.2 helps simplify database performance management and tuning on Linux(TM), UNIX®, and Windows(TM) platforms. Detailed analysis of system performance is based on data from DB2 and OS, and users can get early warnings of emerging tablespace bottlenecks. DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms v2.1 provides diagnosis, reporting, and automated recovery capabilities to maintain accurate data and availability.



Original Press Release:



IBM DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.2 and DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1 Improve Performance Management and Recovery



At a glance

DB2 Performance Expert now includes:

Integration with the operating system

Additional space management capabilities

Enhanced periodic exception processing

Improved online monitor

DB2 Recovery Expert has been enhanced with:

Log analysis capabilities

Improved handling for data with referential integrity

Fast Backup function that will use hardware-based technology to back up very large databases

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Overview

DB2® Performance Expert (DB2 PE) for Multiplatforms helps database administrators (DBAs) simplify database performance management and tuning on the Linux(TM), UNIX®, and Windows(TM) platforms. Key enhancements in Version 2.2 of DB2 Performance Expert help DBAs:

Get more complete, detailed analysis of system performance based on data from both DB2 and the operating system

Get early warnings of emerging tablespace bottlenecks

Quickly anticipate emerging DB2 performance problems and get faster access to exception conditions

Simplify monitoring and get better task efficiency

Quickly and easily configure the tool out-of-the-box, even in larger, mixed-platform environments

DB2 PE V2.2 also includes installation enhancements, support for Linux on pSeries® 64-bit, and support of new snapshot data groups (introduced with DB2 V8.2).

DB2 Recovery Expert (DB2 RE) for Multiplatforms provides powerful diagnosis, reporting, and automated recovery capabilities to maintain accurate data and high availability on the Windows, UNIX, and Linux platforms. Key Version 2 enhancements include:

Fast Backup function exploiting disk hardware FlashCopy® and Snapshot

DB2 Grouper component support to assist in application scope backup and recovery

Additional object types supported for recovery

Enhanced log analysis support for large objects (LOBs)

Maintenance capability to prune the Versioning Repository

Additional Linux platform support and 64-bit DB2 support

Planned availability dates

Availability dates for electronic software delivery:

June 10, 2005

DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.2 (Multilingual)

DB2 Performance Expert for Workgroups V2.2 (Multilingual)

June 17, 2005, DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1 (English U.S.)

October 28, 2005, DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1 (Multilingual)

Availability dates for media and documentation software delivery:

August 22, 2005

DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.2 (Multilingual)

DB2 Performance Expert for Workgroups V2.2 (Multilingual)

December 16, 2005, DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1 (Multilingual)

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