Informix DBA Survival Guide

There's practically no Informix problem you can't solve if you're willing to get "under the hood" and get dirty! That's the philosophy behind Informix Database Administrator's Survival Guide-and it's why the first edition became a worldwide Informix best-seller!

Now, there's an all-new Second Edition, completely updated to reflect the new Informix 7 database engine. Better than ever, it contains over 150 pages of totally new debugging help-covering the Informix-Dynamic Server and Informix-Online database engines, utilities, SQL, ESQL/C code, and Informix's Windows NT products. With the guidance of expert Informix DBA Joe Lumbley, you'll master all this and more:

• How to perform Informix database tune-ups-step-by-step
  
• Making the most of logging, archiving, and client utilities
  
• Practical answers to dozens of the questions Informix DBAs ask most
  
• Leveraging the information stored in SMI tables
  
• Comprehensive coverage of the onstat-g commands
  
• Fundamental principles of Informix debugging

Informix Database Administrator's Survival Guide, Second Edition brings together crucial information from thousands of pages of manuals-and make-or-break techniques that aren't in any manual. You'll discover all you need to know to successfully manage Informix-Dynamic Server on Windows NT and UNIX. You'll find exclusive coverage of Informix DBA tools and resources. You'll even learn how to manage the tough political and organizational issues that go with today's enterprise environments-all the "so ft" skills you need to stay sane. Ask thousands of Informix DBAs: this is the one Informix book you simply don't want to be without!

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Table of contents

Chapter 1: The Database Administrator

Chapter 2: Inside the Black Box

Chapter 3: Understanding Logging

Chapter 4: Understanding Archives

Chapter 5: Principals of Debugging

Chapter 6: Informix Dynamic Server on Windows NT

Chapter 7: The Graphical Client Utilities on Windows

Chapter 8: Informix Connectivity Products

Chapter 9: Understanding the On-Line Utilities

Chapter 10: The Onstat Utility in IDS

Chapter 11: Exploring the Sysmaster Database

Chapter 12: How Do I? Tips and Tricks for On-line Engines

Chapter 13: Common DBA Tasks

Chapter 14: The Database Tune-up

Chapter 15: Problem Fixes for Informix Dynamic Server

Appendix

Index