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New IBM DB2 9 Professional Certification

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Exam 732
Exam 733
Exam 734
Exam 736

IBM DB2 9 Database Administration for z/os Exam (732)

Length: 73 questions
Passing score: 57%
Duration: 90 minutes

Job Role Description:
The IBM Certified Database Administrator is the lead database administrator (DBA) for the DB2 9 product on the z/OS operating system. This individual has significant experience as a DBA and extensive knowledge of the DB2 9, specifically the new features and functionality related to Version 9. They are capable of performing the intermediate to advanced tasks related to database design and implementation, operation and recovery, security and auditing, performance, and installation and migration/upgrades specific to the z/OS operating system.

Prerequisites:
To attain the IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 9 for z/OS certification, candidates must pass two exams (730 and 732) or be certified as an IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 (exam 700) and pass exam 732.

Exam Objectives:

Section 1 Design and Implementation 26%
Section 2 Operation and Recovery 29%
Section 3 Security and Auditing 11%
Section 4 Performance 29%
Section 5 Installation and Migration/Upgrade 5%

IBM DB2 9 Application Developer Exam (733)

Length: 70 questions
Passing score: 55%
Duration: 90 minutes

Job Role Description:
An IBM Certified Application Developer is an intermediate or advanced level application developer specializing in creating applications that run on any of the DB2 platforms: Linux, UNIX (including AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris), and Windows, z/OS, s/390, and iSeries. This individual has strong skills in all common programming tasks as well as strong skills in one or more of the specialty areas: embedded SQL programming, ODBC/CLI programming, .NET programming or Java programming.

Prerequisites:
To attain the IBM Certified Application Developer – DB2 9 certification, candidates must pass 2 exams (730 and 733) or be certified as an IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 (exam 700) and pass exam 733.

Objectives:

Section 1 Database objects and Programming Methods 16%
Section 2 Data Manipulation 26%
Section 3 XML Data Manipulation 10%
Section 4 Embedded SQL Programming 4%
Section 5 ODBC/CLI Programming 4%
Section 6 .NET Programming 7%
Section 7 Java Programming 7%
Section 8 Advanced Programming 14%
Section 9 User Defined Routines 12%

IBM DB2 9 Advanced Database Administration for Linux, UNIX and Windows Exam (734)

Length: 51 questions
Passing score: 64%
Duration: 90 minutes

Job Role Description:
An IBM Certified Advanced Database Administrator is the lead DBA for the DB2 products on one or more of the following platforms: Linux, UNIX (including AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris), and Windows. This individual has extensive experience as a DBA and extensive knowledge of DB2 9. This person is capable of performing the advanced tasks such as performance, high availability, security and networking that are required.

Prerequisites:
To attain the candidates must pass 3 DB2 9 exams IBM Certified Advanced Database Administrator - DB2 9 Linux, UNIX and Windows Certification (730, 731 and 734) or be certified as an IBM Certified Database Administrator- DB2 Universal Database V8.1 (exam 701) and pass exams (731 and 734.)

Exam Objectives:

Section 1 - Database Design (14%)
Section 2 - Data Partioning and Clustering (15%)
Section 3 - High Availability and Diagnostics (20%)
Section 4 - Performance and Scalability (33%)
Section 5 - Security (8%)
Section 6 - Connectivity and Networking (10%)

IBM DB2 9 Database Administrator for Linux, UNIX and Windows Upgrade Exam (736)

Length: 38 questions
Passing score: 55%
Duration: 60 minutes

Exam Description:
Candidates may use this new exam to upgrade their DB2 UDB V8 DBA Linux, Unix and Windows or z/OS Professional Certification to DB2 9 DBA Linux, Unix and Windows or z/OS Professional Certification.

Exam Objectives: