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Chapter 3. Overview of DB2 UDB V8
In this chapter we introduce the architecture of DB2 UDB V8.1 to provide you
with a basic understanding of how DB2 UDB is designed. It is easier to
understand what you should think of when there is a need for tuning once you
know the DB2 UDB architecture. After a short introduction to the architecture, we
show you the key performance-related areas in DB2 UDB. We also introduce
some tools that help you to monitor and optimize the database environment.
In this chapter we discuss:
DB2 UDB product family for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms
DB2 UDB architectur ...