Data and Database Management Software
Software provides tools for creating/monitoring data.
Press Release Summary:
DB2® Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms v2 produces test data that reflects real-world conditions of production databases on demand. It produces test data from scratch or by copying/sampling existing data sources. DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms and Workgroups v2 offers view that consolidates, reports, analyzes, and recommends changes on DB2 performance-related information. It lets users monitor conditions to anticipate performance and availability problems.
Original Press Release:
IBM DB2 Tools for Multiplatforms: New Test Database Generator and Enhanced DB2 Performance Expert
Overview
IBM introduces a new tool, DB2® Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms and a new version of DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms and Workgroups.
DB2 Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms V2 - A powerful tool for rapidly producing test data that reflect the real-world conditions of production databases on demand with minimum effort. DB2 Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms:
· Generates test DB2 data for AIX®, Solaris, or Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) environments easily.
· Makes a copy of, or a scaled down copy of, existing production databases for testing or problem solving.
· Produces test data from scratch, or by copying or sampling existing data sources.
· Detects and reproduces database and application referential integrity.
· Creates and populates DB2 objects.
· Offers a Java(TM)-based interface.
DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms and Workgroups, V2 offers a comprehensive view that consolidates, reports, analyzes, and recommends changes on DB2 performance-related information. Version 2 of this tool offers the following enhancements:
· Requires only one DB2 Performance Expert server per DB2 network.
· Offers new enhancements to the online monitor including an extended system overview, graphs in the details panels, improved navigation and filtering on information listed in tables.
· Lets you monitor exceptional conditions so you can anticipate emerging DB2 performance and availability problems early.
· Introduces new enhancements to the Performance Warehouse including "rules-of-thumb" and direct save of database and buffer pool activities (snapshot).
· Supports new DB2 V8 counters giving you enhanced insight into DB2 Linux, UNIX®, and Windows (LUW) V8 instances.
· Provides full support for DB2 EEE or DB2 ESE/DPF letting you do highly sophisticated performance monitoring of large enterprise systems.
· Provides a plug-in mechanism for the DB2 Control Center giving you a single entry point for DB2 system administration and performance monitoring.
Planned availability date
· Electronic software delivery
- April 9, 2004, DB2 Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms V2.1
- May 14, 2004
-- DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1
-- DB2 Performance Expert for Workgroups V2.1
· Media and documentation
- May 21, 2004, DB2 Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms V2.1
- June 18, 2004
-- DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.1
-- DB2 Performance Expert for Workgroups V2.1
At a glance
IBM delivers new test and enhanced performance tools for DB2 Universal Database®. New capabilities you get with DB2 Test Database Generator for Multiplatforms, V2 include the ability to:
· Create test data on demand in a wide variety of environments.
· Easily populate test environments using existing tables and data.
· Use the DB2 Grouper Component to maintain database as well as application referential integrity.
Significant enhancements with Version 2 of DB2 Performance Expert include:
· The ability to monitor your entire DB2 network from a single DB2 Performance Expert server.
· Provides full support for DB2 EEE or DB2 ESE/DPF.
· Enhanced graphics and an extended system overview permitting real-time online monitoring.
· Support for monitoring of exceptional conditions.
