Transcript DB2 Everyplace V8.2 Education

Chat with the Lab:
Mobilizing Informix Dynamic Server
Enterprise Data
April 12, 2006
Jerry Keesee, Director of the Informix Lab
Anita Chung, [email protected]
Jacques Roy, [email protected]
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Enterprise Mobility Delivers ROI Now
Increase Productivity
Same personnel, more requests completed
In 2004 . . .
625M WW Cell phone shipments
Customer Loyalty & Retention
Less customer churn with value-added services
11.7M PDAs will be sold
30M total hotspot users
50% business laptops will have WiFi
Generate Additional Revenue
More time with customers
Increase Profitability
New business models, higher margins
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At the right time
(any time)
IDS
Delivered to the right
source
The Right
Information
Using the
appropriate
technology
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At the right place
(every place)
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Overview
Mobile database and synchronization solution that easily
integrates into existing IT environments
 Reliable and secure access to enterprise information anywhere,
any time for mobile workforce
 A ~250KB zero admin data store that can be easily synchronized
with DB2, IDS and other JDBC compliant enterprise data sources
Benefits
• Increase
Employee
Productivity
• Improve
Profitability
• Reduce
Costs
 Multi-platform synchronization server Support
 A scalable solution that readily integrates with a portfolio of
wireless offerings from IBM and your existing IT investments
 Robust, high performance and on demand information
management capability to mobile environment
 Best of breed mobile client support
 Three flexible licensing options to choose from
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Outlet Explorer, powered by DB2 Everyplace, improves
the efficiency of field-based sales representatives by at least
50 percent. But the real benefit is the quality and reliability
of the information that is now easily accessible, which can
lead to increased profits.
—Wolfram Ernst, Managing Director and Co-founder, LEAD
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Typical Applications in Mobile Computing
Retail..
mobile shopping
personal shopper
merchandising
retail content delivered to
wireless devices
in store employee applications
Transportation..
flight confirmations, rapid
check-in, etc.
airline / airport operations
route track and trace
rail car management
Healthcare..
Financial Services..
on-line financial services
wealth management
customer loyalty
insurance claims
physician practice
management
pharmaceutical sales force
automation
electronic clinical trials
hospital information systems
Utilities..
Brokerage Services..
CRM
alerts, news feeds
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field worker access to information
customer account access
supply chain anywhere
machine-to-machine
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Considerations When Exploiting Enterprise Mobility
 Who needs Access?
 Which devices?
 Is there connectivity available?
 What application/information is needed on-site?
 How do I manage these devices?
 What level of security is required?
 How do I connect across different network protocols?
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DB2 Everyplace Mobilizes Your IDS Applications
IDS + DB2 Everyplace
Sales Force Productivity
Healthcare
Retail Inventory Management
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IDS Mobility Solution
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DB2 Everyplace V8.2
 Lay the foundation for enterprise mobility on demand
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Complete mobile relational database and synchronization solution
Best of breed mobile platform support
Reliable and secure enterprise data access right from your palm
Complements a wide range of IBM wireless and information management
software
 Offer rapid return of investment
 Integrated, open and scalable mobile application development made easy Zero
administration, ultra small footprint mobile data base
 Ship in three editions to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes and
ISV/OEM—Database Edition, Express Edition, Enterprise Edition
 Free trial download available at:
 http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/product.jsp?s=p&id=JPEN4HNW2H
 http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/everyplace/index.html
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Application Development Freedom
 C/C++
 JDBC
 .net languages
 Web Services
 AppForge
 Metrowerks
 Eclipse
 WSAD
 WSDD
 Platform Flexibility
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Scalable On Demand
 As business grows, so can the
underlying mobile database
and synchronization
infrastructure…
 Start with DB2 Everyplace Express
 Upgrade transparently to DB2
Everyplace Enterprise Edition
 With a Simple license key change
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Key Autonomics Features Addressing Customer Pain Points
Self Configuring
 Zero admin database with selfreclaiming unused space
 Guarantee data delivery to the
source database
 Automated management of DB2
functions on sync
 Intelligent defaults (out of the box)
Self Optimizing
 Auto-increment in “Identity
Column” for table creation
 Configuration Advisor Wizard
 Automatic database REORG after
synchronization
 Automatic removal of server
traces, logs and outdated data
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Self Healing
 Automatic "resume" if canceled/failed
 optimized recovery of messages
 Automatic retry upon network errors
during sync
Self Protecting
 Table level encryption fordata on device
 End-to-end encryption
 Password protection with encryption
 Removable memory card support
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Reference: CEMIG
Where they started:
 Legacy driven processes
 Expensive dedicated satellite link
 Technicians returning to operational bases for new orders
How they changed:
 Implemented DB2 Everyplace to connect field technicians to IDS database with service
request data
 Dispatch service orders to 500 mobile users who are with equipped with handheld devices
What they are achieving:
 Improve responsiveness to service outages
 Improve customer satisfaction
 Achieve measurable ROI of US$600,000 per year
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IDS Mobility Components
Component
Description
Database Engine
High performance data store for managing and using data
on mobile and embedded devices
Sync Client
Sync client to communicate with the server using an httpbased synchronization protocol.
Sync Server
Mobile user management and synchronization of enterprise
data with mobile and embedded devices
DB2 Everyplace is a small footprint relational database and synchronization
server for mobile computing and embedded devices.
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Mobile and Embedded Client Platform Support
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
Oracle Lite 10g
 Palm OS
 Palm OS
 Windows CE
 Windows CE
 Symbian
 Symbian
Sybase Anywhere
9.0.2
 Palm OS (UltraLite
only)
 Windows CE
 QNX Neutrino
 Embedded Linux
 (Blackberry/MIDP)
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Supported Source Databases
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
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All DB2 UDB
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Oracle Lite 10g
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Sybase Anywhere
9.0.2
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DB2 UDB (LUW only)
Informix
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Oracle DB
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Oracle DB
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Microsoft SQL Server
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Microsoft SQL Server
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Sybase Adaptive Server
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Sybase Adaptive Server
Oracle DB
Supported Client Databases
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
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DB2 Everyplace
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Cloudscape
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Oracle Lite 10g
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Oracle DB Lite
Sybase Anywhere
9.0.2
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Sybase UltraLite,
ASA
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Enterprise Mobility Solution for IDS
Mobile Device
Sync Server
HTTP/HTTPS
JDBC
Synchronize
Replicate
 Database Engine
DB2 Everyplace
CloudScape
 Sync Client API
 Mobile Application
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Data Source
 DB2 Everyplace Sync Server
 Control DB
 Mirror DB
 Sync Server Servlet
 WAS/Embedded WAS
 Mobile Device
Administration Console
 Informix Dynamic Server
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Synchronization Objects
Group
(filter)
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Subscription set
subscription
User
(filter)
Device
User
(Filter)
subscription
Adaptor:
JDBC
File
DPropR
Custom
Devices are defined when they first synchronize
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Single Server Architecture
Sync
DB2
Everyplace Client
WebSphere
Application
Server
Mobile Devices
Administration
Center
Informix
Dynamic
Server
Sync
Server
Administration
Data Mirroring
Clients
Mid-Tier Server
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Content
Sources
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IDS Mobility Sync Connection Options
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JDBC subscriptions
 Database deltas are synchronized between the clients and mirror
database.
 Deltas between the mirror and source are only transferred after
replication.
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DB2 Everyplace Subscriptions for IDS
 A replication subscription provides specifications for how the information
in a source system (an enterprise server) is to be synchronized with a
target system (the mobile device).
 JDBC subscriptions provide users with access to data in source tables on a data source
with a JDBC interface, including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, Sybase, and
Lotus Domino.
 Upload subscriptions only allows the user to directly insert rows into a table on a source
database. Related tables on the mobile devices are not refreshed during synchronization.
 File subscriptions allow replication of any type of file stored at the source server and are
not bi-directional.
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Sync Server
 DB2 Everyplace uses several metadata tables to maintain information
about its internal structure.
 The performance of relational databases will typically decline as tables
grow unless they are periodically reorganized.
 Customer data should reside in backend servers on separate systems
from the DB2 Everyplace system for maximum performance.
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Sync Server and Client Overview
 Centralized administration
 Mobile Devices Administration Center GUI (MDAC)
 Zero administration on devices
 Manage table definitions, constraints, and indexes
 Vertical and horizontal partitioning of data
 Control distribution of data, files, and applications
 Grouping of subscriptions
 Access control for device users based on privileges
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Sync Server and Client Overview
 Message protocol utilizes WAP binary XML for compression
 Automatic upgrade distribution of database and sync client
engine software without user intervention
 Security
 Authentication
 MD5 authentication for standalone
 LDAP authentication with WEA
 Communication data encryption
 56-bit and 128-bit DES for standalone
 SSL with WEA
 Local data encryption on devices setup through central
administration
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Custom Logic
 Allows application to customize behavior of synchronization and
replication.
 Custom Logic provides a mechanism for:
 Real-time synchronization and replication
 Primary key substitution
 Customize conflict resolution
 Callbacks available for:
 start/end of database replication
 start/end of table replication or synchronization
 changed row of table during replication or synchronizationJavadocs
 API documentation available in:
 $DSYINSTDIR/doc/lang/javadoc/CustomLogic
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Installation
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DB2 Everyplace Setup Launchpad – Starting point for end users.
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View Install Notes
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View Release Notes
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Install Product
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Exit Launchpad
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Installation is a two step process: install and configure
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Installation – Step 1
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DB2 Everyplace Installation
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Installation Wizard – copies the program files to the system and
updates system registry on Windows.
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Installation – Step 2
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DB2 Everyplace Configuration
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Configuration Wizard / Command Line Utility – creates internal
control databases, updates properties files, installs and configures
embedded application server
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DB2 Everyplace Directory Structure
DB2Everyplace
Clients
clientapisample
C_API, Java_API, NMP
<platform>
 Products for client platforms
database, nmpinstall, sync
config
doc
jvm
jre
license
log
prt
release
Server
 Sync Server component
Uninstaller
was_install
 WebSphere Application Server component
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Best Practice
 DB2e
 Create indices for the most common queries
 Minimize the number of records needed on the client (filter)
 Synchronize often when you make client changes
 Subscriptions
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Subscriptions with different replication needs should go to different mirrors
Include as many tables as possible in a subscription
Use long replication cycle
Use upload subscriptions if possible for performance
 Inserts directly on the source
 Minimize the use of complex filters
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Best Practice (continue)
 Design solution with no or minimum conflicts
 Try to separate static and dynamic data in your
design
 Client communication
 Adjust the timeout value for the client (default 30 sec)
 Increase HTTP I/O timeout on WAS and HTTP Server
(default 5 sec, use 30-60 sec)
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Why Mobilizing IDS Data?
Immediate
Availability of Data
Minimized Cost
Increased
Productivity
Improved
Responsiveness
Increased
Effectiveness
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References
 IDS Mobility on Demand:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/mobility/
 DB2 Everyplace external website:
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/everyplace
 DB2 Everyplace library:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/everyplace/library.html
 DB2 Everyplace forum:
http://server6.kepnet.com/cgi-bin/db2www/db2everyplaceforum.mac/main
 DB2 Everyplace documentation
 IBM DB2 Everyplace Sync Server Administration Guide
 IBM DB2 Everyplace Sync Server Administration Guide
 IBM DB2 Everyplace Installation and User’s Guide
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Get Mobilized Now
– Leverage your existing
Informix Dynamic Server
based applications to
mobilize your workforce
– Purchase Informix
Dynamic Server v10.0 or
Upgrade to IDS v10.0
– Contact your local IBM
Sales Representative or
Business Partner for the
latest offers
– Or log on to
www.ibm.com/informix/ids
/mobility for more
information
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