Ubuntu Certified for IBM DB2

xsspd2004 writes "Ubuntu Certified for IBM DB2 -- Ubuntu is moving into Enterprise computing with IBM's certification of Ubuntu as "Ready for IBM DB2 Software for Linux". "

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Dupe

[ghee22]

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/09/ 0547215&tid=163&tid=190

x86 only

[b0r1s]

Very nice to see outside companies pushing for certification, it's just too bad, x86_64 would have been nice. I know many server-farms going from Xeon to Opteron, and partial certification isn't going to help those pushing newer hardware.

Re:x86 only

[Ceriel Nosforit]

I run Opteron on my destop and tested the 64bit version of Breezy on it some time ago. There's a lot of packages missing, so the apt-get niceness is often useless.
While desktop use is grealy different from server use, it does stand to show what the situation is like ATM. If the 64 bit version of Breezy came with full support for 32 bit packages then all would be OK, but for some reason one has to set up the compability manually, and how to do that is far from obvious.

I wouldn't be surpised if some dev decided not to include 32 bit support natively as to prompt people to supply 64 bit code instead of relying on the 32 bit support. However, this sort of strong-arming doesn't work well with people who supply time an effort voluntarily.
AMD's idea was to run 64 bit and 32 bit simultaneously until the 32 bit applications are no longer useful. There's no need to force 64 bit on anyone.
(Note. This paragraph is a big IF. I'm not saying this is the way things are.)

I switched back to 32 bit Breezy for my desktop after I noticed how hopeless the situation was. Sad to say, it was Macromedia's lack of support for 64 bit Flash that was the last drop. Can't have a desktop without Flash these days, it seems. =(

Well done!

[millennial]

I adore Ubuntu. I had Mandrake running on one of my boxen for a while. When I did a system upgrade that included updates to Samba, I found I could no longer START Samba. Which pissed me off, because I was using this system as a file server for my Windows machines.
So I installed Ubuntu instead, and although I've updated both my kernel and Samba, my configuration is intact, and it runs perfectly. I'm running 5.10 (Breezy Badger), and so far I love it. It's quick, it's intuitive, it's user-friendly, it's FREE, and it's robust.
Only one problem... I can't get my nVidia card to install the GLX drivers. Not that I have EVER been able to do that under Linux on that box... but that's another story.
Ubuntu + samba + me = love.

Re:Well done!

[bmo]

I don't know if this is a dupe or not, but I do recall that this is not "news" because this factiod is not NEW. It's great that IBM gives Ubuntu its seal of approval, but this doesn't excite me as much as what would happen if there was a new WordPerfect for Linux.

As for your problem:

I had no problem with the Nvidia GL drivers that came with (k)ubuntu. I've gone from SuSE 10 to (k)ubuntu for 3 weeks now, and I still haven't had any pressing issues that would make me go back to SuSE.

Perhaps, instead of using the ubuntu Nvidia drivers packages, go to Nvidia themselves and download the all-in-one installer and run it. That's the sure-fire way to do it, as there is even a *manual* install if the all-in-one script doesn't work. It is _important_ that you follow directions and do this without running. I recommend doing it from init 1, just to be belt-and-suspenders sure.

A side note: Earlier this year, I had purchased a 19" LCD. I had not convinced myself that I needed to exchange my video card with one that had DVI. I'm a cheap bastid. Well, after upgrading to the cheapest DVI output card out there (the other requirement besides cheap was NO FAN!). The fuzziness is _gone_ as the monitor no longer has to interpret the VGA signal back to digital. All resolutions work now. Text is now tack sharp, which was the driving force going to DVI.

--
BMO

Re:Well done!

[JaniHalinen]

Only one problem... I can't get my nVidia card to install the GLX drivers. Not that I have EVER been able to do that under Linux on that box... but that's another story.

http://ubuntuguide.org/#installnvidiadriver/

I used those instructions to install Nvidia drivers for my laptop. Works great.

Example

[Ph33r th3 g(O)at]

select story, count(*) as dupe from slashdot group by story having count(*) > 1;

Re:First the articles are late..

[NanoGator]

"and then they come in and there's a dupe!"

Dupe! Ready pitchforks!!!

Wow, twice?

[Evro]

Cool, double certification must be better than single, right?

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/09/ 0547215&tid=163&tid=190

Two reasons you would use DB2 on Linux

[DenialS]

DB2 really isn't too hard to install on Ubuntu -- see the DB2 HOWTO for instructions.

One good reason to use DB2 is that neither MySQL nor PostgreSQL can scale to the same size of database as DB2. Using DB2's "Distributed Partitioning Facility", or DPF, with DB2 Enterprise Server Edition you can partition data over hundreds of machines using a shared-nothing approach. This means you can create a data warehouse of a hundred terabytes that 1) appears to your applications as just a single database 2) retrieves query results blazing fast (this is the "shared nothing" part; each machine knows what data it is responsible for, so a query that comes in to the database is automatically distributed to the responsble machines, which go off and do their work, then return the results to a single co-ordinator that pipes them back to the application -- it's like RAID-0 for databases).

It's certainly possible to create a multi-terabyte database using MySQL or PostgreSQL -- but you're going to be waiting way the hell longer to get a result back from your queries.

Reason 2: You get support from IBM. IBM lives and dies by its enterprise level support -- 24x7 customer service around the world. Sure, you can purchase support from MySQL AB or from some PostgreSQL shop, but it's not going to approach the level of service that you'll get from IBM. In fact, to get a level of support comparable to what IBM offers for DB2 Express at $4874 for the first year and $1218/year for support after the first year, you would need to buy MySQL Network Gold for $2995/year. So after two years, going with DB2 Express will actually cost you less than half of what MySQL support will cost!

Re:Two reasons you would use DB2 on Linux

[commanderfoxtrot]

One good reason to use DB2 is that neither MySQL nor PostgreSQL can scale to the same size of database as DB2. Using DB2's "Distributed Partitioning Facility", or DPF, with DB2 Enterprise Server Edition you can partition data over hundreds of machines using a shared-nothing approach. This means you can create a data warehouse of a hundred terabytes that 1) appears to your applications as just a single database 2) retrieves query results blazing fast (this is the "shared nothing" part; each machine knows what data it is responsible for, so a query that comes in to the database is automatically distributed to the responsble machines, which go off and do their work, then return the results to a single co-ordinator that pipes them back to the application -- it's like RAID-0 for databases).

I completely agree with the above statement, but if you are using PostgreSQL for big Tb+ databases, the new 8.1 version has some partitioning-like features which will really help.

Acrobat

[Centurix]

My passion is loading surprise PDF's into by browser. I can't get enough of them.

Re:Acrobat

[jZnat]

Clear out your Acrobat plugins folder (the ones that load on startup) to dramatically improve performance.

Re:Why?

[Anonymous Coward]

Because you already have a DB2 licence.
Because your application requires DB2.
Because your company is DB2 site licenced.
Because your developers might be comfortable/familiar with DB2.
Because DB2 came bundled with some other software.
Because all your other servers are running DB2.
Because we live in a world where changing your OS no longer means changing your database vendor.
Because is is a seriously kick-arse fantastic database.
Because someone answers the phone (and usually has a solution) when you call with a database problem.
Because someone is paid paid to be accountable.
Because you're told to.
Because you like the product.

errr..... was I just trolled????

better link - not a pdf

[rubycodez]

here are the Linux distros which are validated (including Ubuntu x86) and also those "validated and reccommended"

HTML Version

[compwiz312]

HTML Version

Re:Where is Debian?

[Erik Hensema]

I'm probably going to be moderated as Troll for saying this:

Debian is a very hard target to develop for. It's primarily a platform for nerds wanting to have it their own way. Yes, that's the fundamental freedom open source gives you. However, that also means there's a lot of diversity even in debian stable. There is no such thing as the debian. It's always 'debian with this-and-that choices made during installation and this-and-that changes to the default setup (yay, let's make two completely different init systems available!)'.

Ubuntu makes decisions for the end-user. Less diversity. A lot less. This makes ubuntu easier to support. Do you want to sit at the phone asking a debian user what choices and customisations he made?

One last serious question: you want a database server. It must talk SQL. As a trained professional, do you really care what distribution runs on the server? Do you even care about the cost? Those databases don't come cheap, you know.

Meaning of Ubuntu

[threaded]

I thought Ubuntu meant "Use the jdbc/odbc bridge"

so where's the sources.list entries?

[ilmdba]

one of these days, oracle or ibm or someone big will get off their ass, and just set up repositories for the apt, and you'll be able to 'apt-get install oracle' or 'apt-get install db2'

then i'll be impressed.