DB2 APIs

DB2 APIs are grouped into the following functional categories. See Table 10.1 for the API function names.

  • Database Manager Control

  • Database Control

  • Database Manager and Database Configuration

  • Database Directory Management

  • Client–Server Directory Management

  • Network Support

  • Recovery

  • Operational Utilities

  • Database Monitoring

  • Health Monitoring

  • Data Utilities

  • General Application Programming

  • Application Preparation

  • Remote Server Utilities

  • Table Space Management

  • Node Management

  • Satellite

  • Database Partition Group Management

  • Additional APIs

Table 10.1. DB2 APIs
DB2 APIInclude FileSample Programs
Database Manager Control
db2DatabaseQuiesce—Database Quiescedb2ApiDfn/a
db2DatabaseUnquiesce—Database Unquiescedb2ApiDfn/a
db2InstanceStart—Instance Startdb2ApiDfC: instart.c ...

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