Application Hosting: Linux on zSeries Database

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Part 3: Linux on zSeries Databases

The database options available for Linux on zSeries are: MySQL DB2/UDB (no production, test only) Informix (no production, test only)

Linux on zSeries Platform

Several database systems are available as add-on components to customers that use the Application Hosting service on a Linux on zSeries platform. Procurement, installation, provisioning, and maintenance are included as part of this add-on component.

Linux on zSeries Platform - Database Administration

The DTS provides database administration for the available Linux on zSeries platform database systems as an add-on to the standard Application Hosting service.

Linux on zSeries DBMS

These are the DTS DBMS service offerings and funtional responsibilites for database administration, database software aquisition, and database software administration.

*Additional costs may be incurred beyond standard DTS rate.

Database Administration	MySQL
Monitor and Fine tune DBMS software	DTS
Conduct System-level administration	DTS
Define database availability requirements	Customer
Establish databse change management procedures	Customer
Construct Customer database	Shared
Create and maintain database objects	Customer
Maintain database dictionaries	Customer
Document physical database implementation	Customer
Load data into the database	Customer
Provide customer with access rights to define new database users	DTS
Define new database users	Customer
Perform capacity planning	Shared
Delete obsolete backup and log files	Customer
Conduct DBMS problem identification and resolution	DTS
Perform application design, development, testing, migration and maintenance	Customer
Perform file level maintenance at the test and development levels	Customer
Perform file level maintenance of production data	Customer
Provide support for DBMS residing outside of the Data Center	N/A
Software Aquisition	- - - - - -
Provide contract and licensing for DBMS software	DTS
Submit service request for DBMS	Customer
Software Administration	- - - - - -
Liason between customer and vendor for technical DBMS issues	DTS
Maintain DBMS software/configurations	DTS
Keep statistics current by running necessary utilities	Customer
Install fixes/patches on database server	DTS
Perform DBMS vesion migrations an upgrades	DTS
Maintain and support DTS-provided tools on attached clients	DTS
Maintain database administration tools	DTS
Maintain application development tools on DTS platforms	Shared
Maintain application development tools running on attached clients	Customer
Test new maintenance and software release at user and application levels	Customer