Content
The release notes contain the latest information for the following DB2(R), Version 8 products:
DB2 Universal Database(TM) Personal Edition DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Edition DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Unlimited Edition DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition DB2 Personal Developer's Edition DB2 Universal Developer's Edition DB2 Warehouse Manager DB2 Warehouse Manager Sourcing Agent for z/OS(TM) DB2 Data Links Manager DB2 Net Search Extender DB2 Spatial Extender DB2 Intelligent Miner(TM) Scoring DB2 Intelligent Miner Modeling DB2 Intelligent Miner Visualization DB2 Connect(TM) Application Server Edition DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition DB2 Connect Personal Edition DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition DB2 Query Patroller
Version information
1The most up-to-date documentation is available in the latest version 1of the DB2 Information Center, which is accessed through a browser. The 1URL for downloading the latest documentation is provided in the Additional 1resources section that follows this section.
1Revision marks in the DB2 Information Center documentation indicate 1text that has been added or changed since the PDF information for version 18.1 was originally made available. A vertical bar (|) indicates 1information that was added at the time that version 8.1 was first 1released. A numeric indicator, such as a 1 or a 2, indicates that the 1information was added for the FixPak or level ending in the same 1number. For example, a 1 indicates that the information was added or 1changed in FixPak 1, a 2 indicates that the information was changed for 1Version 8.1.2.
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Additional resources
1The Data Links Manager Administration Guide and Reference 1was updated in PDF form (book number SC27-1221-01) at the time of FixPak 1 and 1is available for download at the DB2 support site: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support
Documentation for the DB2 Life Sciences Data Connect product is available for download from the IBM software site: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/lifesciencesdataconnect/
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