DB2 Universal Database
Quick Beginnings, GC09-2968 (OS/2), GC09-2971 (Windows), GC09-2970 (UNIX). These books describe how to plan for, install, configure, and migrate DB2 Universal Database on the appropriate platform.
DB2 Universal Database Enterprise-Extended Edition Quick Beginnings, GC09-2964 (AIX), GC09-2963 (Windows). These books describe how to plan for, install, and configure DB2 Universal Database Enterprise-Extended Edition on the appropriate platform.
Administration Guide: Planning, (Volume 1), SC09-2946. This book provides an overview of database concepts, information about design issues (such as logical and physical database design), and a discussion of high availability
Administration Guide: Implementation, (Volume 2), SC09-2944. This book provides information on implementation issues such as implementing your design, accessing databases, auditing, backup and recovery.
Administration Guide: Performance, (Volume 3), SC09-2945. This book provides information on database environment and application performance evaluation and tuning.
Application Development Guide, SC09-2949. This book describes how to develop applications that access DB2 databases using embedded SQL or JDBC. It also describes how to write stored procedures and user-defined functions, how to define user-defined types, and how to use triggers.
CLI Guide and Reference, SC09-2950. This book describes how to develop applications that access DB2 databases using the DB2 Call Level Interface, a callable SQL interface that is compatible with the Microsoft ODBC specification.
Command Reference, SC09-2951. This book describes how to use the DB2 command line processor and gives reference information about DB2 commands.
Message Reference, SC09-2978 and SC09-2979. This book lists and describes the messages and codes used by DB2, and describes actions a user can take to recover from the specified error or problem.
DB2 Universal Database Text Extender
DB2 Universal Database Text Extender Administration and Programming, Version 7, SC26-9930. This book describes how to administer a DB2 database for text data. It also describes how to use application programming interfaces that are provided by the DB2 Text Extender to access and manipulate text data.
DB2 Universal Database XML Extender
DB2 Universal Database XML Extender Administration and Programming. This book describes how to administer a DB2 database for XML documents. It also describes how to use application programming interfaces that are provided by the DB2 XML Extender to access and manipulate XML documents and data.
DB2 Universal Database Spatial Extender
Spatial Extender User's Guide and Reference, SC27-0701. This book provides information about installing, configuring, administering, programming, and troubleshooting the Spatial Extender. Also provides significant descriptions of spatial data concepts and provides reference information (messages and SQL) specific to the Spatial Extender..
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 Image, Audio, and Video Extenders
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 Version 6 Image, Audio, and Video Extenders Administration and Programming, SC26-9650. This book describes how to administer a DB2 for OS/390 database server for image, audio, and video data. It also describes how to use user-defined functions and application programming interfaces that are provided by the DB2 for OS/390 Image, Audio, and Video Extenders to access and manipulate image, audio, and video data.
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 Text Extender
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 Version 6 Text Extender Administration and Programming, SC26-9651. This book describes how to administer a DB2 for OS/390 database server for text data. It also describes how to use user-defined functions and application programming interfaces that are provided by the DB2 for OS/390 Text Extender to access and manipulate text data.
World Wide Web
DB2 extenders web site. This web site contains information about the DB2 extenders as well as technologies that are pertinent to the extenders. The URL of the DB2 extenders home page is: