Nonstop Database, HiRDB Version 9 Description

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Preface

This manual provides an overview and description of the functions of HiRDB Version 9, a scalable database server program product.

Intended readers

This manual is intended for users who will be constructing or operating HiRDB Version 9 ("HiRDB") relational database systems.

Readers of this manual must have:

Related publications

This manual is part of a related set of manuals. The manuals in the set are listed below (with the manual numbers):

HiRDB (for UNIX)

HiRDB (for Windows)

HiRDB (for both Windows and UNIX)

In references to HiRDB Version 9 manuals, this manual omits the phrases for UNIX systems and for Windows systems. Refer to either the UNIX or Windows HiRDB manual, whichever is appropriate for your platform.

In addition, this manual refers to the Windows manual HiRDB Version 8 Batch Job Accelerator as HiRDB Version 9 Batch Job Accelerator. If you are using HiRDB for Windows, when you see references to the manual HiRDB Version 9 Batch Job Accelerator, read such references as HiRDB Version 8 Batch Job Accelerator.

Others

#1: This manual has been published in Japanese only; it is not available in English.

#2: In references to HA Monitor manuals, this manual omits the phrases for AIX(R) systems, for HP-UX systems, for HP-UX (IPF) systems, for Linux(R) systems, and for Linux(R) (x86) systems. Refer to the manual that is appropriate to the platform you are using.

Organization of HiRDB manuals

The HiRDB manuals are organized as shown below. For the most efficient use of these manuals, it is suggested that they be read in the order they are shown, going from left to right.

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Conventions: Abbreviations for product names

Unless otherwise required, this manual uses the following abbreviations for product and other names.

Full name or meaning Abbreviation
HiRDB Server Version 9 HiRDB single server configuration HiRDB or HiRDB Server
HiRDB parallel server configuration
HiRDB/Developer's Kit Version 9 HiRDB/Developer's Kit HiRDB Client
HiRDB/Developer's Kit Version 9(64)
HiRDB/Run Time Version 9 HiRDB/Run Time
HiRDB/Run Time Version 9(64)
HiRDB Accelerator Version 8 HiRDB Accelerator
HiRDB Accelerator Version 9
HiRDB Adapter for XML - Standard Edition HiRDB Adapter for XML
HiRDB Adapter for XML - Enterprise Edition
HiRDB Advanced High Availability Version 9 HiRDB Advanced High Availability
HiRDB Control Manager HiRDB CM
HiRDB Control Manager Agent HiRDB CM Agent
HiRDB Dataextractor Version 8 HiRDB Dataextractor
HiRDB Datareplicator Version 8 HiRDB Datareplicator
HiRDB Disaster Recovery Light Edition Version 9 HiRDB Disaster Recovery Light Edition
HiRDB Non Recover Front End Server Version 9 HiRDB Non Recover FES
HiRDB Staticizer Option Version 9 HiRDB Staticizer Option
HiRDB Text Search Plug-in Version 9 HiRDB Text Search Plug-in
HiRDB XML Extension Version 9 HiRDB XML Extension
Single server SDS
System manager MGR
Front-end server FES
Dictionary server DS
Back-end server BES
Microsoft(R) ActiveX(R) ActiveX
DNCWARE ClusterPerfect (Linux Edition) ClusterPerfect
DataStage(R) DataStage
DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 Version 6 DB2
JP1/Magnetic Tape Access EasyMT
EasyMT
JP1/Automatic Job Management System 2 - Scenario Operation JP1/AJS2-SO
JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 JP1/AJS3
JP1/Automatic Job Management System 2
JP1/Cm2/Extensible SNMP Agent JP1/ESA
JP1/Cm2/Extensible SNMP Agent for Mib Runtime
JP1/Integrated Management - Manager JP1/Integrated Management or JP1/IM
JP1/Integrated Management - View
JP1/NETM/Audit - Manager JP1/NETM/Audit
JP1/NETM/DM JP1/NETM/DM
JP1/NETM/DM Manager
JP1/Cm2/Network Node Manager JP1/NNM
JP1/Performance Management JP1/PFM
JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for HiRDB JP1/PFM-Agent for HiRDB
JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Platform JP1/PFM-Agent for Platform
JP1/Performance Management/SNMP System Observer JP1/SSO
JP1/VERITAS NetBackup BS V4.5 Agent for HiRDB License JP1/VERITAS NetBackup Agent for HiRDB License
JP1/VERITAS NetBackup V4.5 Agent for HiRDB License
JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5 Agent for HiRDB License
LifeKeeper for Linux V7 Update1 LifeKeeper
MetaBroker(R) MetaBroker
MetaStage(R) MetaStage
Microsoft(R) Office Excel Microsoft Excel or Excel
DLT(TM) DLT
PowerBuilder(R) PowerBuilder
JP1/Magnetic Tape Library MTguide
JP1/VERITAS NetBackup BS v4.5 NetBackup
JP1/VERITAS NetBackup v4.5
PowerHA for AIX, V5.5 PowerHA
PowerHA SystemMirror V6.1
QualityStage(TM) QualityStage
OpenTP1/Server Base Enterprise Option TP1/EE
Hitachi System Information Capture HSIC
Hitachi TrueCopy TrueCopy
Hitachi TrueCopy Asynchronous
Hitachi TrueCopy basic
Hitachi TrueCopy Software
TrueCopy
TrueCopy Asynchronous
TrueCopy remote replicator
Hitachi Universal Replicator Software Universal Replicator
Universal Replicator
Microsoft(R) Visual C++(R) Visual C++ or C++ language
Oracle WebLogic Server WebLogic Server
Virtual-storage Operating System 3/Forefront System Product VOS3/FS VOS3
Virtual-storage Operating System 3/Leading System Product VOS3/LS
Virtual-storage Operating System 3/Unific System Product VOS3/US
VOS3 Database Connection Server DB Connection Server
Extensible Data Manager/Base Extended Version 2
XDM Basic Program XDM/BASE E2
XDM/BASE E2
XDM/Data Communication and Control Manager 3
XDM Data Communication Management System XDM/DCCM3
XDM/DCCM3
XDM/Relational Database
Relational Database System XDM/RD
XDM/RD XDM/RD
XDM/Relational Database Extended Version 2
Relational Database System XDM/RD E2
XDM/RD E2
HP-UX 11i V2 (IPF) HP-UX or HP-UX (IPF)
HP-UX 11i V3 (IPF)
AIX 5L V5.2 AIX 5L AIX
AIX 5L V5.3
AIX V6.1 AIX V6.1
AIX V7.1 AIX V7.1
Linux(R) Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) AS 4(AMD64 & Intel EM64T) Linux AS 4 Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) AS 4(x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) ES 4(AMD64 & Intel EM64T) Linux ES 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) ES 4(x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 Advanced Platform (x86) Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 Advanced Platform (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (32-bit x86) Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (64-bit x86_64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) AS 4(AMD64 & Intel EM64T) Linux (EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) ES 4(AMD64 & Intel EM64T)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 Advanced Platform (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (64-bit x86_64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 Advanced Platform (x86) Linux 5 (x86) Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 Advanced Platform (AMD/Intel 64) Linux 5 (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (AMD/Intel 64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (32-bit x86) Linux 6 (32-bit x86) Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (64-bit x86_64) Linux 6 (64-bit x86_64)
turbolinux 7 Server for AP8000 Linux for AP8000
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Workstation Operating System Version 4.0 Windows NT
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Network Operating System Version 4.0
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard (x64) Windows Server 2008 (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Windows (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 (IPF) Windows(IPF)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP x64 Edition Windows XP
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System Windows XP Professional
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Operating System Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Premium Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business Windows Vista Business
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Basic (x64) Windows Vista (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Premium (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate (x64) Windows Vista Ultimate (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business (x64) Windows Vista Business (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise (x64) Windows Vista Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium (x64) Windows 7 (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional (x64) Windows 7 Professional (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Enterprise (x64) Windows 7 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate (x64) Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
Windows(R) 8 (Core Edition) Windows 8 (Core Edition) Windows 8
Windows(R) 8 Pro Windows 8 Pro
Windows(R) 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows(R) 8 (Core Edition) (x64) Windows 8 (Core Edition) (x64)
Windows(R) 8 Pro (x64) Windows 8 Pro (x64)
Windows(R) 8 Enterprise (x64) Windows 8 Enterprise (x64)
Windows(R) 8.1 (Core Edition) Windows 8.1 (Core Edition) Windows 8.1
Windows(R) 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows(R) 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Windows(R) 8.1 (Core Edition) (x64) Windows 8.1 (Core Edition) (x64)
Windows(R) 8.1 Pro (x64) Windows 8.1 Pro (x64)
Windows(R) 8.1 Enterprise (x64) Windows 8.1 Enterprise (x64)

This manual also uses the following acronyms:

Acronym Full name or meaning
ACK Acknowledgement
ACL Access Control List
ADM Adaptable Data Manager
ADO ActiveX Data Objects
ADT Abstract Data Type
AP Application Program
API Application Programming Interface
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One
BES Back End Server
BLOB Binary Large Object
BOM Byte Order Mark
CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CLOB Character Large Object
CMT Cassette Magnetic Tape
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
CORBA(R) Common ORB Architecture
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSV Comma Separated Values
DAO Data Access Object
DAT Digital Audio Taperecorder
DB Database
DBM Database Module
DBMS Database Management System
DDL Data Definition Language
DF for Windows NT Distributing Facility for Windows NT
DF/UX Distributing Facility/for UNIX
DIC Dictionary Server
DLT Digital Linear Tape
DML Data Manipulate Language
DNS Domain Name System
DOM Document Object Model
DS Dictionary Server
DTD Document Type Definition
DTP Distributed Transaction Processing
DWH Data Warehouse
EBCDIK Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Kana
EUC Extended UNIX Code
EX Exclusive
FAT File Allocation Table
FD Floppy Disk
FES Front End Server
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GUI Graphical User Interface
HBA Host Bus Adapter
HD Hard Disk
HDP Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
ID Identification number
IP Internet Protocol
IPF Itanium(R) Processor Family
JAR Java Archive File
Java VM Java Virtual Machine
JDBC Java Database Connectivity
JDK Java Developer's Kit
JFS Journaled File System
JFS2 Enhanced Journaled File System
JIS Japanese Industrial Standard code
JP1 Job Management Partner 1
JRE Java Runtime Environment
JTA Java Transaction API
JTS Java Transaction Service
KEIS Kanji processing Extended Information System
LAN Local Area Network
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LIP loop initialization process
LOB Large Object
LRU Least Recently Used
LTO Linear Tape-Open
LU Logical Unit
LUN Logical Unit Number
LVM Logical Volume Manager
MGR System Manager
MIB Management Information Base
MRCF Multiple RAID Coupling Feature
MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server
NAFO Network Adapter Fail Over
NAPT Network Address Port Translation
NAT Network Address Translation
NIC Network Interface Card
NIS Network Information Service
NTFS New Technology File System
ODBC Open Database Connectivity
OLAP Online Analytical Processing
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing
OOCOBOL Object Oriented COBOL
ORB Object Request Broker
OS Operating System
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
OTS Object Transaction Service
PC Personal Computer
PDM II E2 Practical Data Manager II Extended Version 2
PIC Plug-in Code
PNM Public Network Management
POSIX Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX
PP Program Product
PR Protected Retrieve
PU Protected Update
RAID Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disk
RD Relational Database
RDB Relational Database
RDB1 Relational Database Manager 1
RDB1 E2 Relational Database Manager 1 Extended Version 2
RDO Remote Data Objects
ReFS Resilient File System
RiSe Real time SAN replication
RM Resource Manager
RMM Resource Manager Monitor
RPC Remote Procedure Call
SAX Simple API for XML
SDS Single Database Server
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
SJIS Shift JIS
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SQL Structured Query Language
SQL/K Structured Query Language / VOS K
SR Shared Retrieve
SU Shared Update
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TM Transaction Manager
TMS-4V/SP Transaction Management System - 4V / System Product
UAP User Application Program
UOC User Own Coding
VOS K Virtual-storage Operating System Kindness
VOS1 Virtual-storage Operating System 1
VOS3 Virtual-storage Operating System 3
WS Workstation
WWW World Wide Web
XDM/BASE E2 Extensible Data Manager / Base Extended Version 2
XDM/DF Extensible Data Manager / Distributing Facility
XDM/DS Extensible Data Manager / Data Spreader
XDM/RD E2 Extensible Data Manager / Relational Database Extended Version 2
XDM/SD E2 Extensible Data Manager / Structured Database Extended Version 2
XDM/XT Extensible Data Manager / Data Extract
XFIT Extended File Transmission program
XML Extensible Markup Language

Log representations

[Figure] UNIX edition
The OS log is referred to generically as syslogfile. syslogfile is the log output destination specified in /etc/syslog.conf. Typically, the following files are specified as syslogfile.
OS File
HP-UX /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
Solaris /var/adm/messages or /var/log/syslog
AIX 5L /var/adm/ras/syslog
Linux /var/log/messages

[Figure] Windows edition
The application log that is displayed by Windows Event Viewer is referred to as the event log. The following procedure is used to view the event log.

To view the event log:
1. Choose Start, Programs, Administrative Tools (Common), and then Event Viewer.
2. Choose Log, and then Application.
3. The application log is displayed. Messages with HiRDBSingleServer or HiRDBParallelServer displayed in the Source column were issued by HiRDB.
If you specified a setup identifier when you installed HiRDB, the specified setup identifier follows HiRDBSingleServer or HiRDBParallelServer.

Conventions: Diagrams

This manual uses the following conventions in diagrams:

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#1: In some figures, a program is enclosed in a simple rectangle (without the shading).

#2: Input data files, unload files, and backup files can be stored on magnetic cassette tape (CMT) and digital audio tape (DAT), as well as on magnetic disk; only magnetic disk storage is described in this manual.

Conventions: Fonts and symbols

The following table explains the fonts used in this manual:

Font Convention
Bold Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:
  • From the File menu, choose Open.
  • Click the Cancel button.
  • In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:
  • Write the command as follows:
    copy source-file target-file
  • The following message appears:
    A file was not found. (file = file-name)
Italics are also used for emphasis. For example:
  • Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:
  • At the prompt, enter dir.
  • Use the send command to send mail.
  • The following message is displayed:
    The password is incorrect.

The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:

Symbol Convention
| In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example:
A|B|C means A, or B, or C.
[ ] In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example:
[A] means that you can specify A or nothing.
[B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
... In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not shown for purposes of brevity.
In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example:
A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary.
() Parentheses indicate the range of items to which the vertical bar (|) or ellipsis (...) is applicable.

The following notations are used in formulas:

Notation Explanation
[Figure] [Figure] Round up the result to the next integer.
Example: The result of [Figure]34 [Figure] 3[Figure] is 12.
[Figure] [Figure] Discard digits following the decimal point.
Example: The result of [Figure]34 [Figure] 3[Figure] is 11.
MAX Select the largest value as the result.
Example: The result of MAX(3 [Figure] 6, 4 + 7) is 18.
MIN Select the smallest value as the result.
Example: The result of MIN(3 [Figure] 6, 4 + 7) is 11.
mod mod(a, b) indicates the remainder of a divided by b.
Example: The result of MOD(9, 2) is 1.

Notes on Windows path names

Example: C:\win32app\hitachi\hirdb_s\spool\tmp

Example: pdinit -d "C:\Program Files(x86)\hitachi\hirdb_s\conf\mkinit"

However, double quotation marks are not necessary when you use the set command in a batch file or at the command prompt to set an environment variable or when you specify the installation directory. If you do use double quotation marks in such a case, the double quotation marks become part of the value assigned to the environment variable.

Example: set PDCLTPATH=C:\Program Files\hitachi\hirdb_s\spool

Conventions: KB, MB, GB, and TB

This manual uses the following conventions:

Conventions: Version numbers

The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:

The version number might be shown on the spine of a manual as Ver. 2.00, but the same version number would be written in the program as 02-00.

Default values for omitted system definition operands in HiRDB version 09-50 and later

With respect to the default values of system definition operands, starting with HiRDB version 09-50, it is now possible to select recommended mode, which assumes the recommended value when no value is specified, or compatibility mode, which assumes the default value for a particular version when no value is specified. In general, we suggest that recommended mode be used. In this manual, the default operand values assumed by recommended mode are indicated with underlining.

Important notes on this manual

The following facilities are explained, but they are not supported:

The following products and option program products are explained, but they are not supported:

#: Supported in the UNIX edition. Not supported in the Windows edition.