Chapter 42. Distributed DB2

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Distributing Data Using DB2

• DB2 Support for the DRDA Levels

• Methods of Accessing Distributed Data

• System-Directed Versus Application-Directed

• Packages for Static SQL

• Two-Phase Commit

• Miscellaneous Distributed Topics

In the preceding chapter, I discussed DRDA from a purely theoretical perspective. DB2 distributes data following the DRDA architecture. However, you will find major differences in some aspects of DB2's implementation of distributed data.