IBM DB2 User Manual

Information resources for DB2 for z/OS and related products
Many information resources are available to help you use DB2 for z/OS and many
related products. A large amount of technical information about IBM products is
now available online in information centers or on library Web sites.
Disclaimer: Any Web addresses that are included here are accurate at the time this
information is being published. However, Web addresses sometimes change. If you
visit a Web address that is listed here but that is no longer valid, you can try to
find the current Web address for the product information that you are looking for
at either of the following sites:
v http://www.ibm.com/support/publications/us/library/index.shtml, which lists
the IBM information centers that are available for various IBM products
v http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/
pbi.cgi, which is the IBM Publications Center, where you can download online
PDF books or order printed books for various IBM products
DB2 for z/OS product information
The primary place to find and use information about DB2 for z/OS is the
Information Management Software for z/OS Solutions Information Center
(http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/imzic), which also contains information
about IMS, QMF
™
, and many DB2 and IMS Tools products. The majority of the
DB2 for z/OS information in this information center is also available in the books
that are identified in the following table. You can access these books at the DB2 for
z/OS library Web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/library.html)
or at the IBM Publications Center (http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/
applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi).
Table 102. DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS book titles
Title
Publication
number
Available in
information
center
Available in
PDF
Available in
BookManager
®
format
Available in
printed book
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS
Administration Guide
SC18-9840 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Application
Programming & SQL Guide
SC18-9841 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Application
Programming Guide and Reference for
Java
SC18-9842 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Codes GC18-9843 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Command
Reference
SC18-9844 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Data Sharing:
Planning and Administration
SC18-9845 X X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Diagnosis
Guide and Reference
1
LY37-3218 X X X
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS Diagnostic
Quick Reference
LY37-3219 X
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IBM DB2 Specifications

General

Developer	IBM
Initial Release	1983
License	Proprietary
Written in	C, C++
Category	Database Management System (RDBMS)
Operating System	Linux, Windows
Programming Languages	C, C++
Data Models	Relational
Editions	Community, Standard, Advanced
Key Features	high availability, scalability