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DB2® database product documentation by product version is available by accessing the DB2 Information Center online, downloading the DB2 Information Center, or downloading documentation in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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The documentation in the DB2 Information Center is the most current information. The documentation in the DB2 Information Center is updated more frequently than either the PDF manuals or the hard-copy books. Install the latest version of the DB2 Information Center that is available, or refer to the DB2 Information Center available online.
| DB2 Information Centers available online and downloads |
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DB2 Information Center Version 10.1http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v10r1/index.jsp |
DB2 Information Center Version 10.1 downloadhttps://www.ibm.com/services/forms/preLogin.do?source=swg-dm-db2101info |
Note: The online Information Center displays the topics in the language specified in your browser preferences. See Displaying topics in your preferred language in the DB2 Information Center for details.
For the DB2 Information Center Version 10.1, documentation updates are published regularly. For details, refer to the following Information Center topics:
| DB2 Information Centers updates |
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DB2 Version 10.1 documentation updates available for download http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v10r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.db2.luw.common.doc/doc/r0025288.html |
You can download the DB2 database product documentation as PDF manuals from the following locations:
| DB2 database product documentation as PDF manuals |
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Version 10.1 (English) http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024478 |
Version 10.1 (Translated) The translated PDF manuals are not available at this time. |
The Best Practice papers present advice on the most optimal ways you can use DB2 database products to satisfy key business data processing needs. These papers are authored by leading experts in IBM's development and consulting teams, and have been extensively tested.
| Best practices for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows |
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List of best practiceshttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/bestpractices/db2luw/ |
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