Explains the installation layout.

Explains how to upgrade a database created with a previous version of .

Basic details for using , including loading the JDBC driver, specifying a database URL, starting , and working with properties.

An overview of different deployment scenarios, and tips for getting the details right when deploying applications.

Describes how to program database-side JDBC routines, triggers, and table functions.

JDBC, cursors, locking and isolation levels, and multiple connections.

Information for programmers developing back-end components in a J2EE system.

Describes how to use the security features of .

Tips for tool designers.

Insiders' tricks of the trade for using SQL.

An overview of database localization.

Describes those parts of that are non-standard or not typical for a database system.