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Create Table Select basic data types, and create a primary
key for the table.
From the Control Center, click with
the right mouse button on the
Tables icon and select
Create->Table using SmartGuide.
Create Table Space Create a new table space. From the Control Center, click with
the right mouse button on the
Table spaces icon and select
Create->Table space using
SmartGuide.
Index Advise which indexes to create and drop for
all your queries.
From the Control Center, click with
the right mouse button on the
Index icon and select
Create->Index using SmartGuide.
Performance
Configuration
Tune the performance of a database by
updating configuration parameters to match
your business requirements.
From the Control Center, click with
the right mouse button on the
database you want to tune and
select Configure using
SmartGuide.
Restore Database Recover a database after a failure. It helps
you understand which backup to use, and
which logs to replay.
From the Control Center, click with
the right mouse button on the
database you want to restore and
select Restore->Database using
SmartGuide.
Accessing Online Help
Online help is available with all DB2 components. The following table
describes the various types of help. You can also access DB2 information
through the Information Center. For information see “Accessing Information
with the Information Center” on page 154.
Type of Help Contents How to Access...
Command Help Explains the syntax of
commands in the command
line processor.
From the command line processor in interactive
mode, enter:
? command
where command is a keyword or the entire
command.
For example, ? catalog displays help for all the
CATALOG commands, while ? catalog database
displays help for the CATALOG DATABASE
command.
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