Implementing IBM
DB2
Universal Database
V8.1 Enterprise Server Edition with Microsoft
Cluster Server
January 2003
Aslam Nomani
DB2 UDB System Verification Test
Implementing IBM DB2 Universal Database Extended Enterprise Edtion with Microsoft Cluster Server
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Implementing IBM DB2 Universal Database Extended Enterprise Edtion with Microsoft Cluster Server
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Contents
Abstract.......................................................................................................................................vii
About the Author.....................................................................................................................viii
Introduction.................................................................................................................................1
DB2 UDB ESE overview.........................................................................................................2
Conceptual overview................................................................................................................5
Failover and failback.................................................................................................................8
DB2MSCS utility.....................................................................................................................10
Drive mapping..........................................................................................................................13
Planning and preparation........................................................................................................14
Hot standby single-partition configuration........................................................................15
Mutual takeover single-partition configuration..................................................................21
Mutual takeover multiple-partition configuration..............................................................26
Configuring the DB2 Administration Server.....................................................................29
Remote client connections ....................................................................................................32
User scripts...............................................................................................................................34
Testing the configuration.......................................................................................................35
Rolling upgrade........................................................................................................................36
Repairing a cluster after catastrophic machine failure.....................................................37
Managing security....................................................................................................................39
DB2 authentication.....................................................................................................................39
Other sample configurations.................................................................................................40
Mutual takeover load-balancing configuration..............................................................................40
