Getting Started with DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 Seungrahn Hahn, Ashvin Amin, Klemens Dickhoever, Gerard Laumay International Technical Support Organization www.redbooks.ibm.com SG24-5665-00 SG24-5665-00 International Technical Support Organization Getting Started with DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 March 2000 Take Note! Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix D, “Special notices” on page 231. First Edition (March 2000) This edition applies to DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 Version 1, Release 1, Program Number 5640-OLP for use with the OS/390 Version 2.7 or later and DB2 UDB for OS/390 Version 6. DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 Version 1.1 is based on Hyperion Essbase Version 5.0.2. Comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. HYJ Mail Station P099 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-5400 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2000. All rights reserved. Note to U.S Government Users – Documentation related to restricted rights – Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures....................................................ix Tables....................................................xiii Preface...................................................xv The team that wrote this redbook. ..................................xvi Commentswelcome............................................ xvii Chapter 1. Introduction to the DB2 OLAP server ..................1 1.1 Introduction .............................................1 1.2WhatisOLAP............................................1 1.2.1OLAPdataattributes..................................2 1.2.2OLAPapplicationareas................................3 1.3VariousformsofOLAP.....................................4 1.4WhyuseOS/390asaserverplatformforOLAPapplications........5 1.5DB2OLAPServerforOS/390overview........................7 1.6 DB2 OLAP Server components . ............................9 1.6.1 DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 server components ............9 1.6.2 DB2 OLAP Server workstation components ................11 1.6.3 Components that can be ordered with DB2 OLAP Server 1.1 . 12 1.6.4 Additional components resold by IBM .....................13 1.7 DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 product packaging................14 1.8 Multidimensional versus relational models .....................15 1.9ITSOenvironment.......................................17 Chapter 2. Planning for installation ...........................19 2.1 Hardware and software requirements . ......................19 2.1.1 S/390 Server hardware requirements .....................19 2.1.2 S/390 Server software requirements......................20 2.1.3 Workstation hardware requirements ......................21 2.1.4 Workstation software requirements. ......................23 2.2 DB2 OLAP Server installation preparation .....................25 2.3Installationstepsoverview.................................29 2.4NLSconsiderations......................................30 Chapter 3. Enabling OS/390 UNIX .............................33 3.1Hierarchicalfilesystem...................................33 3.1.1 Recommended file system structure ......................34 3.1.2MVSdatasetsandHFS...............................36 3.1.3CreatingHFSdatasets...............................37 3.1.4 Creating the HFS file system for OLAP applications ..........38 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 iii 3.1.5MakingHFSfilesystemsavailable.......................38 3.1.6IncreasingthesizeofHFSdatasets.....................39 3.2OS/390UNIXinterface....................................40 3.2.1OS/390UNIXshell...................................41 3.2.2Telnet.............................................42 3.2.3 TSO commands .....................................42 3.3CustomizetheOS/390UNIXenvironment.....................43 3.3.1Customizetheuserprofile.............................44 3.3.2 Changes to SYS1.PARMLIB. ...........................44 3.3.3TSOregionsizeoftheuser............................45 3.4TCP/IPconsiderations....................................45 3.5 Prepare for OS/390 UNIX security ...........................47 3.5.1OS/390UNIXsecurity.................................47 3.5.2DefiningausertoRACFwithUNIXauthority...............48 3.5.3HFSfileauthorization.................................50 3.5.4 Authorization of the user who installs the DB2 OLAP Server . 52 3.5.5 Authorization of the user who activates the DB2 OLAP Server . 52 Chapter 4. DB2 OLAP Server installation .......................53 4.1SMP/Econsiderations....................................53 4.2Post-SMP/EinstallationprocessforMDSM....................54 4.2.1 Prepare an HFS data set for DB2 OLAP Server code .........55 4.2.2 Create a supervisor ID for DB2 OLAP Server ...............57 4.2.3 Unpack the tar file . .................................57 4.2.4Runthesetupscript..................................58 4.2.5 Update the environment settings for DB2 OLAP Server . .....62 4.2.6ConfigureOS/390UNIX...............................64 4.2.7VerifyRACFpasswordauthorizationforDB2OLAPServer....64 4.2.8 Configure DB2 for DB2 OLAP Server to use the SQL interface. 66 4.2.9StartDB2OLAPServerforOS/390......................67 4.3Post-SMP/EinstallationprocessforRSM......................69 4.3.1 Prepare an HFS data set for DB2 OLAP Server code .........69 4.3.2 Create a supervisor ID for DB2 OLAP Server ...............71 4.3.3 Unpack the tar file . .................................72 4.3.4Runthesetupscript..................................72 4.3.5 Update the environment settings for DB2 OLAP Server . .....77 4.3.6ConfigureOS/390UNIX...............................79 4.3.7InstallandcustomizeRRS.............................79 4.3.8ConfigureDB2forOS/390fortheDB2OLAPServer.........85 4.3.9PerformtheCLItest..................................88 4.3.10 Create a database and tablespaces for DB2 OLAP Server ....89 4.3.11 Verify RACF password authorization for DB2 OLAP Server . 92 4.3.12StartDB2OLAPServerforOS/390.....................93 iv Getting Started with DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390 4.4 DB2 OLAP Server maintenance procedure.....................96 4.5 Install the sample applications . ...........................97 4.6What’snext...........................................100 Chapter 5. Setting up clients ................................103 5.1 Application Manager installation . ..........................103 5.1.1Installationsteps...................................104 5.2Add-infeatureinstallation.................................106 5.2.1InstallandregisterAdd-inforLotus1-2-3.................106 5.2.2 Install and register Add-in for Microsoft Excel 2000 .........109 5.2.3 SQL Drill-Through. ................................112 5.3 Accessing OLAP server through the Web.....................114 5.3.1 Installing and configuring Hyperion Wired for OLAP .........114 5.3.2 Installing the Web Gateway . ..........................123 5.4 Loading data into the sample applications ....................130 5.4.1 Preparing the Sample application . .....................130 5.4.2 Preparing the Demo application . .....................135 5.4.3 Preparing the Samppart application .....................136 5.4.4 Preparing the Drinks application of Wired for OLAP .........136 5.4.5Providinguseraccesstothesampleapplications...........141 Chapter 6. Administration of DB2 OLAP Server .................143 6.1ActivatingtheDB2OLAPServer...........................143 6.1.1 Starting the DB2 OLAP Server in foreground mode .........143 6.1.2 Starting the DB2 OLAP Server in background mode.........144 6.1.3 Starting DB2 OLAP Server using a started task procedure ....144 6.2DeactivatingtheDB2OLAPServer.........................147 6.2.1UsingtheEXITcommand.............................147 6.2.2UsingESSCMDinteractively..........................147 6.2.3 Using a started task procedure with the ESSCMD batch script . 147 6.3AdministeringtheEssbaselogfile..........................150 6.4ESSCMD:ESSBASEcommand............................151 6.4.1Usinginteractivemode...............................151 6.4.2Usingbatchmode...................................153 6.5 Backup and recovery of the OLAP database . ...............154 6.5.1 Back up and recover the MDSM database . ...............155 6.5.2 Back up and recover RSM database.....................163 6.6 Reorganize DB2 tables. ................................170 Chapter 7. OLAP database design on S/390 ....................173 7.1Designhintsandtips....................................173 7.2 Comparison of MDB cube and relational cube . ...............173 7.3 Data loading...........................................174 7.3.1Free-form.........................................175 v 7.3.2Lockandsend.....................................175 7.3.3Dataloadwithrulesfile..............................176 7.3.4DB2OLAPServerSQLinterface.......................177 7.4 Incremental data loading . ................................177 7.5Calculation............................................178 7.5.1Outlineconsolidation................................179 7.5.2Customcalculation..................................181 7.5.3 Intelligent calculation ................................182 7.6Optimizationtuningtips..................................183 7.6.1Outlineoptimization.................................183