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Course Description

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.

Objectives

Please refer to course overview.

Audience

The main audience for this course is Informix Database Administrators.  It is also appropriate for Informix System Administrators and Informix Application Developers.

Prerequisites

Students in this Informix 12.10 Database Administration course should satisfy the following prerequisites: 

  •  IX101 - Introduction to Informix terminology and data types (or equivalent experience or knowledge)
  •  Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) 
  •  Experience using basic Linux functionality

Content

Unit 1 - Creating databases and tables

  • Databases
  • Tables
  • DBSCHEMA, ONCHECK, and ONSTAT
  • Sysmaster

 

Unit 2 - Altering and deleting databases and tables

  • ALTER
  • Data space reclamation
  • Renaming
  • Dropping

 

Unit 3 - Creating, altering, and dropping indexes

  • Indexes
  • Sysmaster
  • Forest of trees

 

Unit 4 - Managing and maintaining indexes

  • Benefits and costs
  • Guidelines
  • Calculating size

 

Unit 5 - Table and index partitioning

  • Fragmentation
  • Distribution schemes
  • Sysmaster

 

Unit 6 - Maintaining table and index partitioning

  • ALTER FRAGMENT

 

Unit 7 - Cost-based query optimizer

  • Access plan
  • Join methods
  • EXPLAIN
  • Scans

 

Unit 8 - Updating statistics and data distributions

  • UPDATE STATISTICS
  • Distribution information
  • Process
  • Updating statistics

 

Unit 9 - Managing the optimizer

  • Optimization options
  • Directives

 

Unit 10 - Referential and entity integrity

  • Integrity
  • Constraints

 

Unit 11 - Managing constraints

  • Transaction modes
  • Dropping a constraint

 

Unit 12 - Modes and violations detection

  • Object modes
  • Disabling an object
  • Recording violations
  • Sysmaster

 

Unit 13 - Concurrency control

  • Isolation
  • Locks
  • Row versioning

 

Unit 14 - Data security

  • Levels of data security
  • Privileges
  • Roles

 

Unit 15 - Views

  • Working with views
  • WITH CHECK OPTION
  • Sysmaster

 

Unit 16 - Introduction to stored procedures

  • Stored procedures
  • Sysmaster

 

Unit 17 - Triggers

  • Working with triggers
  • Triggers and stored procedures
  • Dropping a trigger
  • Cursors and triggers
  • Triggers and constraint checking
  • Sysmaster
  • Managing triggers

 

Appendix A - Terminology

  • Terminology

 

Appendix B - Data types

  • Data types

 

Appendix C - XML publishing

  • XML publishing

 

Appendix D - Basic Text Search DataBlade Module

  • BTS DataBlade Module

 

Appendix E - Node DataBlade Module

  • Node DataBlade Module

 

Appendix F - Using Global Language Support

  • Using GLS

 


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