I have just finished reading a book on DB2 and I am about to start
reading the manuals. I have selected "Administration Guide:
Implementation" as my starting point, but the though has occurred to
me that perhaps there may be a better starting point. Any opinions as
to why another manual is a better starting point?

-- Mark D Powell --

"Mark D Powell" <Mark.Powell@eds.com> wrote in message
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> I have just finished reading a book on DB2 and I am about to start
> reading the manuals. I have selected "Administration Guide:
> Implementation" as my starting point, but the though has occurred to
> me that perhaps there may be a better starting point. Any opinions as
> to why another manual is a better starting point?
>
> -- Mark D Powell --

You might want to read the Administration Planning Guide first and then
Implementation. But as long as you read both you will be in good shape.

Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell@eds.com> wrote:

> I have just finished reading a book on DB2 and I am about to start
> reading the manuals. I have selected "Administration Guide:
> Implementation" as my starting point, but the though has occurred to
> me that perhaps there may be a better starting point. Any opinions as
> to why another manual is a better starting point?

Depends on what you want to do? Administrating a db2 database system,
developing applications, ...

--
Knut Stolze
Information Integration
IBM Germany / University of Jena

Mark,
I would probably recommend the Quick Beginnings guide for your
platforms.

"Mark D Powell" <Mark.Powell@eds.com> wrote in message
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> I have just finished reading a book on DB2 and I am about to start
> reading the manuals. I have selected "Administration Guide:
> Implementation" as my starting point, but the though has occurred to
> me that perhaps there may be a better starting point. Any opinions as
> to why another manual is a better starting point?
>
> -- Mark D Powell --

"Paul Read" <paul-read@btclick.com> wrote in message news:<bfk34v$crj$1@titan.btinternet.com>...
> Mark,
> I would probably recommend the Quick Beginnings guide for your
> platforms.
>
> "Mark D Powell" <Mark.Powell@eds.com> wrote in message
> news:2687bb95.0307211138.16bb9b7a@posting.google.c om...
> > I have just finished reading a book on DB2 and I am about to start
> > reading the manuals. I have selected "Administration Guide:
> > Implementation" as my starting point, but the though has occurred to
> > me that perhaps there may be a better starting point. Any opinions as
> > to why another manual is a better starting point?
> >
> > -- Mark D Powell --

Thanks, Mark, knut, and Paul. I probably should have mentioned that I
have managed to install DB2 and build the sample db using the Quick
Beginnings for DB2 Servers manual.

The Admin Guide: Planning does appear to a better starting point than
Implementation from a conceptual point of view.

Considering this is only a test-bed system and the fact all our
hardware will probably be changing I will probably get to repeat my
install at some future date.

-- Mark D Powell --