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NonStop dba/m® 09/04/2002© 2002

NonStop™ dba/m®

Improving management of NonStop SQL databases

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© 2002 NonStop dba/m® 09/04/2002

PresentationOutline

• what is NonStop dba/m® ?

• using the object tree

• managing SQL tables

• managing SQL programs

• automating SQL partitioning

• monitoring your SQL disks

• using your calendar-based batch scheduler

• analyzing your SQL queries

• the latest in NonStop dba/m®

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background: Genus Software,

Inc.

• text•Close partnership on multiple database tools

•Long history working with NSK

•Compaq Solutions Alliance partner

•Compaq Professional Services partner

•OEM relationship w/Compaq

•Development centers in Cupertino, CA & in India

•Onsite technical staffing capability

•ZLE-trained software development teams

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background: NonStop dba/m®

• Introduced in 1996 (v3.0)

• Compaq product since 1999 (v4.0 and v5.0)

• NonStop dba/m® v6.0 being introduced with hp partnership new features and

functionality introduced state of the art technology

for Front End familiar Windows look and

feel and experience for Users

positions NonStop dba/m® to manage SQL/MP in ZLE environment

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what is

NonStop dba/m® ?

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NonStop dba/m®

Product Goals

•To increase efficiency / save time for operations and database administration staff, while reducing downtime due to errors

•Easy-to-learn graphical interface (GUI)

•Automated calculation of partition boundaries

•Batch jobs for SQL management tasks

•Run them when you want

•Repeat jobs w/o having to retype commands

•Query analysis pinpoints performance problems and checks the effect of a schema change

•Easy disks / SQL objects space management

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NonStop dba/m® Architecture

• Client/Server application using TCP/IP to communicate to the server

• Windows®–based GUI running on PCs with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT®, or Windows 2000 operating systems

• Server components run on NonStop Himalaya servers using PATHSEND

Compaq NonStop® dba/m® client process

Compaq NonStop® Himalaya server

Pathway processes

Compaq NonStop® SQL/MP

Client PC

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•SQL object management

•Partition management and design

•Space monitoring and disk analysis

•Query analysis and tuning

•Batch management

•Historical command analysis

•Direct SQLCI

Workbenches within NonStop dba/m® database manager

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NonStop dba/m® Main Window –Database administration made easy

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using the object tree

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SQL object management- the Object

Tree

• explores nodes in an Expand network to create a tree of all SQL objects

• can limit exploration to particular objects by using custom trees

• multiple custom trees supported

• display context-sensitive Menu with right click

• drill down to show properties of SQL objects (catalogs, tables, views, indexes, partitions, programs with SQL statements)

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SQL Object Management (Object Tree)

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managingSQL tables

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SQL Object Management (Table)• Create, rename or

drop a table

• Assign a primary key

• Alter table attributes

• (Re-)Partition a table

• Display and/or update table statistics

• Invoke table definition

• Add, change or delete table constraints, constraint comments

• Add, change or delete help text and comments

• Save DDL to file for later re-use

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SQL Object Management (Table) Cont.

• Big Partition support

• constructs SQL command

• no need to remember syntax

• confirm before execution

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managingSQL programs

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SQL Object Management (Program)

• Alter/Drop Program

• Copy/Move

• Compile Old

• Compile New

• Rename

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SQL Object Management (Program) Cont.

• easy SQL program compilation

• generates SQLCOMP text with various options as selected by user

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automatingSQL partitioning

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Automated Partitioning

• examines tables or indexes to determine number of rows in each partition

• previews impact of proposed changes

• generates primary key values to evenly distribute data

• generates SQL statements to create partitions

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Automated Partitioning (Cont.)

• graphical comparison of existing and proposed distribution in bar chart form

• feature supported for Index partitions as well

• Partonly option supported

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monitoring your SQL disks

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Monitor Disk / SQL Object Usage

• monitor free/used space on disks, tables, indexes, partitions

• monitor contin- uously or by start/stop

• set alarms

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Monitor Disk /SQL Object Usage (View Alarms)

• Alarm triggers if object being monitored exceeds threshold value

• Visual alert as bell icon turns red from yellow

• Helps preventing any potential problem

• Helps deciding follow-up action

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using your calendar-based batch scheduler

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Batch Processing (Create & Submit)

• create and submit batch jobs to be executed by SQLCI

• event based

– Time

– Alarm

• periodic execution

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Batch Processing (View)

• view batch jobs

• delete / stop batch

• replicate / resubmit

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Query Analysis (Adhoc SQLCI Query)

• Explain Plans for entered SQL query

• change control options and compare explain plans and costing information

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Query Analysis (SQL Program Query)

• Explain Output for all the queries in SQL compiled program

• must compile under dba/m® control to see explain plans

• each compilation generates new version of explain plans

• Explain Plans in graphical tree format

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Command History

• logs all commands issued by users in dba/m® session

• sort based on object name, UserID and timestamp

• select previously entered command for re-execution

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Online help• NonStop dba/m®

database manager comes with online help that indexes and has search capabilities

• click the F1 key and get context-sensitive help

• get detailed help on SQL syntax

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• modern front end

• enhanced object tree

• improved partition management

• calendar based (periodic) batch scheduling

• event based batch scheduling

• volume pools

• shared access option

• graphical explain plans

• improved statistics

• FUP reload interface

• SMF interface

• smart monitoring and alert management

enhancements and new features incorporated in NonStop dba/m® v6.0

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NonStop dba/m®

release v6.0 update

•SUT-based trial V6.0 is shipping (G06.17)

•CD version is being shipped (31AUG2002)

•new licensing mechanism

•upgrade utility provided

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For more information . . .

• . . on NonStop dba/m®http://nonstop.compaq.com/view.asp?PAGE=Database

http://www.genussoft.com

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