Neoview Database Administrator's Guide (R2.2)

Table of Contents
About This Manual..........................................................................................................11
Who Should Use This Manual..............................................................................................................11
New and Changed Information in This Edition...................................................................................11
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................11
Neoview Customer Library.............................................................................................................11
Notation Conventions...........................................................................................................................12
Hypertext Links...............................................................................................................................12
General Syntax Notation.................................................................................................................12
Change Bar Notation.......................................................................................................................13
Publishing History................................................................................................................................13
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................13
1 Introduction to the HP Neoview Platform...................................................................15
About This Guide..................................................................................................................................15
For More Information ..........................................................................................................................15
For Additional Help..............................................................................................................................16
2 Getting Started.............................................................................................................17
Security Considerations........................................................................................................................17
Neoview User Roles and IDs...........................................................................................................17
Linux Accounts................................................................................................................................18
Java Considerations..............................................................................................................................18
U.S. Daylight Saving Time (DST) Changes in 2007.........................................................................19
Management Tools................................................................................................................................19
Starting the Neoview DB Admin Tool..................................................................................................19
Working With Schemas.........................................................................................................................20
Working With Tables.............................................................................................................................20
Working With User IDs.........................................................................................................................21
Stored Procedures.................................................................................................................................21
Scripting Support..................................................................................................................................21
System Name Display and Logon Help Link.......................................................................................21
3 Managing Roles, User IDs, and Linux Accounts.......................................................23
Understanding Roles and User IDs......................................................................................................23
Roles ................................................................................................................................................23
User IDs...........................................................................................................................................23
Using Roles to Perform Tasks..........................................................................................................24
Creating a New Role.............................................................................................................................25
Changing the Password and Expiration Date of a Role.......................................................................25
Deleting a Role......................................................................................................................................26
Creating a New User ID........................................................................................................................27
Changing the Password and Expiration Date of a User.......................................................................27
Deleting a User ID.................................................................................................................................28
Viewing User Status..............................................................................................................................29
Managing Security Policies...................................................................................................................29
Managing Linux Accounts....................................................................................................................30
4 Planning Your Database..............................................................................................33
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