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Test 915: System Administration for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9


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Note: This test was renamed from 660-612 to 915. 

Courses and publications are offered to help you prepare for the certification tests. The courses are recommended, but not required, before taking a certification test. 


Classroom Course

Course title: Informix Dynamic Server Administration
Course duration: 4 days
Course number: L1-846
Abstract: This course is intended for Informix Dynamic Server and Informix Dynamic Server system administrators. Learn the skills necessary to successfully administer one or more database servers. Learn how to configure and initialize a database server instance, configure and test client connectivity, configure and manage memory and disk usage, plan and implement system maintenance tasks, and configure the server for optimal OLTP or decision support.

Course title: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Performance Tuning
Course duration: 4 Days
Course number: L2-403
Abstract: For experienced Informix Dynamic Server database and system administrators. Learn practical information on how to improve performance in your Informix Dynamic Server and UNIX environment. Learn how to monitor and analyze system activity. Learn how to create data distributions to provide better statistics to the optimizer. Learn how to optimize fragmentation strategies and apply guidelines. Learn how to optimize and manage resources in the parallel data query (PDQ) environment. Data loading and indexing are also addressed.

Course title: Informix Dynamic Server Backup and Restore
Course duration: 3 Days
Course number: L2-748
Abstract: This course focuses on backup and recovery planning. Through a variety of exercises, you will define what recovery means for your business, identify constraints affecting recovery, and begin to develop a strategy for backup and recovery planning. During the course, you will explore alternative methods for backup and recovery and determine when each should be used. ON-Bar is the primary utility used in class and will be covered in detail along with the Informix Storage Manager (ISM). Other topics that will be addressed in this course include backup and restore validation, system monitoring, logical log backup, testing the restore strategy, and tuning restore time.

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