DB2 for Commerce IDs
So the easy thing to do on Commerce build is to use your DB2 instance owner for everything related to the database. But that’s not really the best choice. It’s almost always the choice I see when a DBA was…
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Build Tip – DB2 Backups
Schedule DB2 backups starting immediately after instance creation – the most common time that restores are needed is during the build process. Of course the most common cause for needing a restore is human error, but that’s something that is…
Build Tip – Database Naming
Just a quick tip. When building Commerce environments, select a different database name for each environment (Stage, Prod, etc), even if they are on different database servers. This will help you ensure that you(or developers or whoever else accesses the databases) never do…
The role of the DBA in supporting WebSphere Commerce
I have generally been a bit disappointed on the information coming out of IBM on supporting Commerce databases. I also meet clients who don’t believe they need a dba or that they can hire someone out of college or with minimal…
Data Movement Options for Commerce Databases – Synchronizing Data Between Commerce Environments
So one of the most common questions I get is about moving data between homogenous Commerce databases. Our standard setup includes 4 environments – Dev, QA, Stage, and Prod. Dev/QA are a stagingprop pair, Stage/Prod are a stagingprop pair, and Prod usually…
Data Movement Options for Commerce Databases – Creation of staging database during build
So one of the most common questions I get is about moving data between homogenous Commerce databases. Our standard setup includes 4 environments – Dev, QA, Stage, and Prod. Dev/QA are a stagingprop pair, Stage/Prod are a stagingprop pair, and Prod usually…
Instance Creation in WebSphere Commerce 7 (DB2 9.5)
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