Neoview Database Administrator's Guide (R2.5)

About This Manual
This guide describes concepts and tasks that users need to perform in order to use the HP Neoview
platform to manage very large databases.
Who Should Use This Manual
This guide is intended for those who perform standard database administration tasks, and it
provides basic task information. It is helpful to have knowledge of database and SQL concepts,
connectivity and data source concepts, and basic computer security concepts.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
New and Changed InformationChapters
Removed references to DB Admin and Dashboard, and reorganized
remaining material.
1–7; 9
Updates and correctionsAutomating Update Statistics and
Reorganization
Removed — this information is now in the Neoview User Management
and Security Administration Guide.
Appendix D User Management Commands to
Manage Multiple Neoview Users
Removed – the up-to-date information for data types is in the Neoview
SQL Reference Manual.
Appendix: Data Types
Removed detailed user ID and role information – this information
is now in the Neoview User Management and Security Administration
Guide. Role and user ID overview remains.
Several
Related Documentation
This manual is part of the HP Neoview customer library.
Neoview Customer Library
The manuals in the Neoview customer library are listed here for your convenience.
• Administration
Information about security features on the Neoview platform, including user
and role management for database and platform users, support for integration
with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory servers,
password encryption, and database security.
Neoview User Management and
Security Guide
Information for database administrators and end users of the Neoview
Character Sets product, including rules for defining and managing character
data using SQL language elements, capabilities and limitations of Neoview
client applications, troubleshooting character set-related problems, and enabling
Pass-Through mode in the ISO88591 configuration.
Neoview Character Sets
Administrator's Guide
Introduction to the Neoview database, database users and IDs, database
management, and management tools.
Neoview Database
Administrator’s Guide
Information about how to use stored procedures that are written in Java within
a Neoview database.
Neoview Guide to Stored
Procedures in Java
Information about reviewing query execution plans and investigating query
performance of Neoview databases.
Neoview Query Guide
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