Informix 12.10 Database Administration SPVC

Contains: PDF course guide, as well as a lab environment where students can work through demonstrations and exercises at their own pace.

In this course, students will learn the basic concepts of data management with Informix 12.10.  They will learn how to create, manage, and maintain tables and indexes; how the Informix Optimizer works; and how to use the SET EXPLAIN feature to determine query effectiveness.

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Unit 1 - Creating databases and tables• Databases• Tables• DBSCHEMA, ONCHECK, and ONSTAT• SysmasterUnit 2 - Altering and deleting databases and tables• ALTER• Data space reclamation• Renaming• DroppingUnit 3 - Creating, altering, and dropping indexes• Indexes• Sysmaster• Forest of treesUnit 4 - Managing and maintaining indexes• Benefits and costs• Guidelines• Calculating sizeUnit 5 - Table and index partitioning• Fragmentation• Distribution schemes• SysmasterUnit 6 - Maintaining table and index partitioning• ALTER FRAGMENTUnit 7 - Cost-based query optimizer• Access plan• Join methods• EXPLAIN• ScansUnit 8 - Updating statistics and data distributions• UPDATE STATISTICS• Distribution information• Process• Updating statisticsUnit 9 - Managing the optimizer• Optimization options• DirectivesUnit 10 - Referential and entity integrity• Integrity• ConstraintsUnit 11 - Managing constraints• Transaction modes• Dropping a constraintUnit 12 - Modes and violations detection• Object modes• Disabling an object• Recording violations• SysmasterUnit 13 - Concurrency control• Isolation• Locks• Row versioningUnit 14 - Data security• Levels of data security• Privileges• RolesUnit 15 - Views• Working with views• WITH CHECK OPTION• SysmasterUnit 16 - Introduction to stored procedures• Stored procedures• SysmasterUnit 17 - Triggers• Working with triggers• Triggers and stored procedures• Dropping a trigger• Cursors and triggers• Triggers and constraint checking• Sysmaster• Managing triggersAppendix A - Terminology• TerminologyAppendix B - Data types• Data typesAppendix C - XML publishing• XML publishingAppendix D - Basic Text Search DataBlade Module• BTS DataBlade ModuleAppendix E - Node DataBlade Module• Node DataBlade ModuleAppendix F - Using Global Language Support• Using GLS