IBM solidDB V7.0 enhancements in the solidDB server ease the migration of applications from other enterprise data servers to solidDBIBM United States Software Announcement 211-491October 25, 2011
IBM® solidDB® V7.0 enhancements:
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IBM solidDB V7.0 provides an ideal platform to build in-memory, real-time, enterprise applications. Compatibility enhancements make migrating applications to solidDB V7.0 easy. Adapting to different application and deployment needs, solidDB provides powerful schema mapping and data transformation, which allows intergration to most popular databases. Enhanced scalability, transparent failover, low or no administration requirements, and low resource requirements delivered by solidDb V7.0 lowers total cost of ownership. With solidDB V7.0 universal cache feature of IBM InfoSphere® Change Data Capture V6.5 (now bundled with solidDB 7.0), you get more reliability and faster performance to transaction processing (OLTP) workloads. IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.5 (now bundled with solidDB 7.0) brings more reliability and faster performance to transaction processing (OLTP) workloads with solidDB V7.0 universal cache feature. IBM solidDB server compatibility solidDB V7.0 introduces several changes and enhancements in the solidDB server that ease the migration of applications from other enterprise data servers to solidDB. The changes include:
The shared memory access, introduced in V7.0, increases performance and reduces response times by linking multiple applications to a dynamic library comprised of the full solidDB server code. In V7.0, transparent connectivity that offers transparent failover and load balancing to high availability applications was available over TCP/IP-based connections only. V7.0 introduces two-node shared memory access configurations, bringing transparent connectivity capabilities to shared memory access applications. Full read/write loads can now be run against both the HotStandby primary and secondary servers of the two-node shared memory access setup, facilitating active-active configurations. Horizontal scaling allows scaling out horizontally by adding a node, which increases capacity and allows more data to be accelerated since memory is now doubled. Horizontal scaling also provides HotStandby and load balancing by ensuring that solidDB's primary node is in sync with its secondary node. HotStandby multiprocessing scaling improvements add parallelism to the apply processing in the secondary node. This improves performance as the secondary node can now process write operations using multiple threads. Using multiple threads eliminates or minimizes throttling in the primary node that was previously caused by the apply bottleneck in the secondary node. InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.5 bundling solidDB V7.0 bundles InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.5 for all supported backend data server types. InfoSphere Change Data Capture V6.5 enhancements include improved resiliency to component failures, improved performance of refresh and apply processing, and enhanced monitoring and debugging capabilities. Performance and usability enhancements Symmetrical multiprocessing optimization technology adds much more efficiency because it utilizes multicore system architectures to their full potential. Back to top
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October 31, 2011: Electronic availability November 18, 2011: Media availability Back to top
Accessibility by people with disabilitiesA US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM website Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation ActIBM solidDB is capable as of November 18, 2011 , when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), containing details on the products accessibility compliance, can be requested on the following website Back to top
solidDB V7.0 universal cache feature will provide performance improvements as an external cache for a variety of enterprise databases including DB2®, Informix®, and Oracle. New features in V 7.0 makes configuring even easier and completely transparent to the application. Back to top
Program VRM Program name number 5724-V17 7.0.0 IBM solidDB Back to top
IBM training provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training website Call IBM training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments. Instructor-led course listing
Course number Course name Brief description
CF180 Relational Database After an overview of
Design relational concepts
that are important
for designing
relational
databases, learn
about the different
views of the data of
the application
domain and the steps
included in this
comprehensive
relational database
design methodology.
Through our customer on-site training, you can get standard or customized training to meet your requirements. For more information on available solidDB training, refer to
Category Code Title
Core DA210 solidDB Architecture
DA220 solidDB
Configuration
DA410 solidDB Diagnostics
and Troubleshooting
DA500 solidDB In-Memory
Tables
DA200 solidDB Installation
and Operation
Performance DA430 Data Distribution
with IBM solidDB
Advanced Replication
DA420 solidDB CarrierGrade
High Availability
DA510 solidDB Linked
Libraries
DA400 solidDB Performance
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No hardcopy publications are shipped with this product. The following publications will be available on the Internet and are shipped electronically with the solidDB products. The Internet site can be reached via
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Specified operating environmentHardware and software requirementsLinux
Windows
AIX®
HP-UX
Solaris
Memory requirements The amount of memory required for the solidDB JDBC and ODBC clients depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. In most cases, it should be sufficient to use the minimum memory requirements of the operating system as the minimum requirement for running the solidDB JDBC and ODBC clients. The amount of memory required for the solidDB connector depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. In most cases, it should be sufficient to use the minimum memory requirements for DB2 Linux, UNIX, and Windows, or Informix Dynamic Server as the minimum requirement for running the solidDB connector. The amount of memory required for the solidDB in memory engine depends on the operating system and the database applications that are running. Memory requirements will primarily depend on the size of the database. Disk space requirements The minimum disk space is 10 MB for a typical installation. The actual space required will vary depending on the logging parameters selected, use of the on disk engine, and the size of the database stored on disk. The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such as a readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation and other program content may be supplied only in the English language. Planning informationCustomer responsibilitiesSuccessful application operation and management of IBM products are the responsibility of the user. Examples of those responsibilities are:
Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express®. Product upgrades and technical support are provided by the Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software, and technical support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide. IBM includes one year of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available. PackagingIBM solidDB V7.0 Multiplatform (English only)
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Product information
Licensed function title Product group Product
category
IBM solidDB solidDB solidDB
Program name PID Charge unit
number description
IBM solidDB 5724-V17 Per Processor
Value Unit (PVU)
Charge metrics definitions Processor Value Unit (PVU) PVU is a unit of measure by which the program can be licensed. The number of PVU entitlements required is based on the processor technology (defined within the PVU Table by processor value, brand, type, and model number at and the number of processors made available to the program. IBM continues to define a processor, for the purpose of PVU-based licensing, to be each processor core on a chip. A dual-core processor chip, for example, has two processor cores. Licensee can deploy the program using either full capacity licensing or virtualization capacity (sub-capacity) licensing according to the Passport Advantage Sub-Capacity Licensing Terms (refer to the webpage below). If using full capacity licensing, licensee must obtain PVU entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores* in the physical hardware environment made available to or managed by the program, except for those servers from which the program has been permanently removed. If using virtualization capacity licensing, licensee must obtain entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores made available to or managed by the program, as defined according to the Virtualization Capacity License Counting Rules at * An activated processor core is a processor core that is available for use in a physical or virtual server, regardless of whether the capacity of the processor core can be or is limited through virtualization technologies, operating system commands, BIOS settings, or similar restrictions. Notes:
Passport Advantage program licenses IBM solidDB
Part description Part
number
IBM solidDB
solidDB Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW S&S E04WULL
Rnwl
solidDB Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) Lic + SW S&S 12 D0461LL
Mo
solidDB Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) SW S&S Reinstate D0462LL
12 Mo
Passport Advantage supply
Program name/description Part
number
solidDB V7.0.0
IBM solidDB V7.0.0 Multiplatform English Media Pack BB193EN
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement detailsCustomers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack. solidDB V7.0.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part
offerings description number
solidDB per Processor IBM solidDB V7.0.0 BB193EN
Value Unit Multiplatform English
Media Pack
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Program name Program Form number
number
IBM solidDB 5724-V17 L-VACA-8K8NCA
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