IBM Frozen Dessert Maker VERSION 9 Manual De Usuario
Chapter
5.
Basic
administration
Now
that
you
have
installed
your
DB2
product
and
verified
its
successful
installation,
you
are
ready
to
create
your
own
database.
The
following
sections
will
guide
you
through
the
steps
of
creating
a
new
database
that
will
take
advantage
of
DB2
automatic
maintenance
features.
Creating
your
own
database
Database
basics
A
relational
database
presents
data
as
a
collection
of
tables.
A
table
consists
of
a
defined
set
of
columns
and
any
number
of
rows.
The
data
in
each
table
is
logically
related,
and
relationships
can
be
defined
between
tables.
Data
can
be
viewed
and
manipulated
based
on
mathematical
principles
and
operations
called
relations
(such
as,
INSERT,
SELECT,
and
UPDATE).
A
database
is
self-describing
in
that
it
contains,
in
addition
to
data,
a
description
of
its
own
structure.
It
includes
a
set
of
system
catalog
tables,
which
describe
the
logical
and
physical
structure
of
the
data;
a
configuration
file,
which
contains
the
parameter
values
associated
with
the
database;
and
a
recovery
log,
which
records
ongoing
transactions
and
transactions
that
can
be
archived.
Databases
can
be
local
or
remote.
A
local
database
is
physically
located
on
the
workstation
in
use,
while
a
database
on
another
machine
is
considered
remote.
You
can:
v
Create
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
v
Add
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
or
Configuration
Assistant
v
Drop
a
database
from
the
Control
Center
v
Backup
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
v
Restore
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
v
Configure
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
v
Connect
to
a
database
using
the
Control
Center
v
Resolve
database
health
alerts
with
the
Health
Center
Related
concepts:
v
v
v
Related
tasks:
v
Creating
your
own
database
using
the
Create
Database
with
the
Automatic
Maintenance
wizard
The
Create
Database
with
Automatic
Maintenance
wizard
is
the
quickest
way
to
set
up
your
own
database.
Based
on
basic
information
that
you
provide,
the
wizard:
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