Publisher's Synopsis
ArcSDE is the geographic information systems (GIS) gateway for storing and managing multiuser spatial databases in virtually any relational database management system -- Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, or Informix Universal Server. This guide provides RDBMS administrators with helpful guidance and straightforward instruction for creating and managing ArcSDE services. Users at all levels will learn to initialize the ArcSDE service, optimize its performance, and identify and solve common problems.