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IBM Certified Db2 13 for z/OS Database Administrator - Professional

IBM certification for experienced database administrators of Db2 13 for z/OS.

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IBM Db2 13 for z/OS Database Administrator - Professional
Candidate Profile
IBM describes three or more years of DBA experience and strong knowledge through Db2 13 for z/OS as the certified job-role profile; this does not establish an independently enforced school or employer admission screen.
Credential Agreement
Accept the IBM Certification Agreement before credential issuance; IBMid/Pearson name and email matching supports certification-history display.
Delivery
Book the English proctored exam through Pearson VUE, at a test center or through OnVUE subject to actual appointment availability. OnVUE requires a private distraction-free space, sufficient tested computer/internet and proctoring. No school-arranged sitting is established by the retrieved target requirements. The requested future horizon is not a confirmed seat reservation.
Language
English
Preparation
Recommended courses and resources support preparation but do not guarantee certification. The assessment A1000-181 is a practice/readiness tool; current certification Requirements identify only C1000-181, so no practice assessment, course collection or badge is added as a separate exam requirement.

IBM Db2 13 for z/OS Database Administrator - Professional

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Proctored computer-delivered examination; IBM publishes multiple-choice and build-list item flags.
Exam questions
Total questions: 60.
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
40 questions to pass
Exam fee
United States: $200 USD per exam; indicative price subject to local availability and applicable taxes.
Examination outline
  • Database Design and Implementation (12%)
    • Logical design and relational databases
    • Physical design practices
    • Create Db2 objects
  • Operations and Recovery (23%)
    • Db2 and DSN commands
    • System and application/object backup and recovery
    • Db2 health indicators
    • Db2 utilities
    • Disaster recovery
    • Distributed access
  • Security and Auditing (8%)
    • ACL, groups, privileges and authorizations
    • DCL and access control
    • Encryption options
    • Audit tables
  • Performance (17%)
    • Performance monitoring procedures
    • Traces and reports
    • SQL review and tuning
    • Db2 statistics
    • System profile tables
    • Db2 workload classifications in WLM
  • Planning and Migration (12%)
    • DSNZPARM settings
    • Data sharing
    • SMS and storage classification
    • z/OS installation commands
    • Migration and continuous delivery
  • Application Design and Development (28%)
    • IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
    • JSON support
    • SQL Data Insights
    • Db2 REST services
    • XML with Db2 for z/OS
    • Communication and error handling
    • Stored procedures, UDFs and triggers
    • Dynamic and static SQL
    • Application logical units of work
    • Program preparation and BINDs
    • Locking and concurrency
    • Db2 attach facilities
    • SQL constructs
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