PREVIOUS DECEMBER 10th 2002
MEETING OF CHIUG!
Special FULL DAY Session.
Join the Chicago Informix User Group for a special
full-day session that will provide you with TWO mini versions of longer
IBM classes. Led by Mark Scranton, a long-time instructor known by users
worldwide, you can learn alot about your Informix products and DB2 as
well!:
MEETING SUMMARY:
IBM welcomes Informix users! NO ENTRY FEES! Enjoy free
food and drinks. The next meeting of the CHIUG will be held on Tuesday,
December 10th, from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Sears
office in Hoffman Estates.
There are NO CHARGES or registration forms to complete but we would appreciate
an RSVP to: chiugrsvp@objectsoft.com
PLEASE RSVP and supply
your name and company name.
You will have a much easier time getting into the Sears complex if your
name is on the list.
We hope to see you there!
Enjoy prizes, including a copy of the 1400-page
Informix Handbook
Agenda
| 8:30am |
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Breakfast sponsored IBM |
| 9:00am - 9:30pm |
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Details of IDS 9.x features, reasons to move from 7.x -> 9.x
Presenter: IBM
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| 9:30am - 12:30 pm |
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IDS and DB2: Are they really that different? (approximately
3 hours)
Presenter: Mark Scranton (IBM)
Mark will go through a mini version of a current class that is
offered for Informix DBAs. This class will make specific comparisons
between the features IDS and DB2. Mark will also provide very
specific answers to your questions, based on his very outspoken
technical point of view. Here is a summary of what will be covered
in this half day
class:
Module #1 Differences between IBM IDS and IBM DB2 Instances
Module #2 Planning Disk Usage
Module #3 Creating a DB2 UDB Instance
Module #4 Creating a Database
Module #10 Managing Backup and Recovery
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12:30 pm
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Lunch sponsored by IBM |
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1:00pm - 4:00pm
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IDS Internals for Informix DBAs
Presenter: Mark Scranton (IBM)
This presentation focuses on IDS internals concepts that would
appear to be just low-level trivia, when in fact understanding
these concepts can help the DBA in everyday troubleshooting, maintenance,
and tuning of an IDS
engine. Topics include long transactions, phys log overflow, max
number of extents, disk level overhead, and partition pages. This
is a short version of the full version class listed below.
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/education/courses/578.html
Mark will be glad to stay past 4:00 for anyone that's interested
in hearing more about internals!
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Full Versions of the Classes
This class is targeted for IDS administrators considering using
DB2. It focuses on the similarities, differences, and terminologies
of the DB2 and IDS architecture and functionality.
If you are interested in bringing an internals, IDS/DB2 or other
class to Chicago, please let us know and we'll see what can be
arranged. You can see a full description of the FIVE-DAY Internals
class at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/education/courses/578.html
All Informix-related classes at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/education/
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DIRECTIONS
Here are directions to Sears Home Office (3333 Beverly Rd., Hoffman Estates,
IL 60179)....
- Once inside the complex (more directions below):
Follow the signs to visitor parking. After parking your car, return
to the main entrance (you passed it on the way to visitor parking),
and register at the front desk where you will be given a name tag.
From the Loop or O'Hare Airport:
Take I-90/I-94 West and stay on I-90 West (the Northwest Tollway) toward
Hoffman. Exit at Beverly Road and proceed North (right). You will see
the Sears entrance on the right.
From the South:
Take the closest North/South expressway to I-90 (Northwest Tollway)
West. Stay on I-90 West to the exit of Beverly Road and proceed North
(right). You will see the Sears entrance on the right.
From the West of Route 59:
Take I-90 East (the Northwest Tollway) to Route 59 (first exit after
Rt. 25). Exit and proceed North to Higgins Rd. (Rt. 72). Turn left on
Higgins and proceed to Beverly Rd. which borders the complex on the
West. (You will actually pass the complex which is located on the South
side of Higgins.) Turn left (South on Beverly Rd.). You will see the
Sears entrance on the left.
Once inside the complex
Once you get your badge at the main entrance, walk past the front desk
on the left and proceed through the glass doorway. When you reach the
end of the hallway (about 50 feet), turn left and keep going. The event
room (MRC General Session Room) is at the end of the hall.
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