Getting started in IBM Data Studio

To get started in IBM Data Studio, you need to understand how the Data Studio client works with the Data Studio web console. If you are familiar with the DB2 Control Center, you can also learn which Data Studio functions are available for tasks that you did in the Control Center.

Data Studio clients and web console

See the following overview topics to learn about the Data Studio components:

Supported data servers by feature
IBM Data Studio provides different features for the supported types of data servers. For information about the supported data servers by feature and details about which features exist in each component of Data Studio, see Supported data servers by feature.
Configuring IBM Data Studio
Use the following links to help you get started with the high-level configuration tasks:

You can also use the Task Launcher in the product interface to help you get started with some configuration tasks and some other high-level tasks for designing, developing, administering, tuning, and monitoring databases.

Data Studio functions to replace the Control Center tools

You can use Data Studio to perform the tasks that you previously performed with the Control Center tools. For a list of Control Center tools and the corresponding IBM Data Studio functions, see the Control Center tools have been deprecated topic in the IBM DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Information Center.

Scenario: Data Studio in a team environment

You can install multiple instances of the Data Studio components to mirror your organization and support the structure of your enterprise. For example, in an organization with users with different roles and access privileges, your team can install multiple instances of the Data Studio full client and the administration client.

The following illustration shows a complex use scenario that consists of a database designer and multiple database administrators and application developers who all have different access privileges to the test and production database and to the Data Studio web console.

Topology diagram of a complex installation and use scenario

Most users in this scenario have access to only the test database, but the test database administrator has additional access to the Data Studio web console. Similarly, the production database administrator has access to the production database as well as the Data Studio web console. The administrators with access to the Data Studio web console, can monitor database health, manage jobs, and manage and share database connection information across the organization.


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