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One book, two book, red book, blue book

IBM Redbooks on-line.

by Alan Zeichick

One of IBM’s better services for its customers has been its Redbook program, where experts publish excellent technical documents specific to IBM products. The Redbooks are available free for the download in Adobe’s PDF format from IBM’s Web site at www.redbooks.ibm.com. IBM has also arranged to have the more popular Redbooks published on paper. They can also be ordered from various online publishers like Fatbrain or Amazon, for prices ranging from about $20 to $50.

Before you download, realize that many of the books are multiple megabytes in size—I just grabbed one that’s 6.8MB—and unfortunately, IBM doesn’t tell you how big the books are in megabytes, just in pages. So, before you download, make sure you have a fast Internet connection! By the way, before you can access the Redbooks, you’ll have to register with IBM, but this is a free process, and they don’t ask too many questions.

Here’s a list of reasonably recent Redbooks (published within the past five years) which pertain to OS/2; the newest titles are listed first.

  • Lotus Domino R5 on OS/2 Platform Exploring New Features and Interoperability
  • OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
  • Migrating to OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
  • DCE and DFS Performance Tuning and Problem Determination on AIX and OS/2 Warp
  • IBM Communications Server for OS/2 Warp Version 4.1 Enhancements
  • Migrating Micro Focus OS/2 Dialog System Applications to IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2
  • Workstation Client/Server Implementation Using VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 and COBOL Set for AIX
  • LANRES/VSE: Integrating OS/2 LANs into S/390 VSE Systems
  • OS/2 Warp Server, Windows NT, and NetWare: A Network Operating System Study
  • Inside the Directory and Security Server for OS/2 Warp
  • Getting to Know OS/2 Warp 4
  • ADSM for OS/2: Advanced Topics
  • Host/Workstation Client/Server Implementation Using VisualAge COBOL on OS/2, AIX, and MVS
  • TCP/IP Implementation in an OS/2 Warp Environment
  • Open32 Developer API Extensions for OS/2 Warp
  • Administering IBM DCE and DFS Version 2.1 for AIX and OS/2 Clients
  • Inside OS/2 Warp Server, Volume 2: System Management, Backup/Recovery and Advanced Print Services
  • Automating Problem Resolution with SystemView for OS/2
  • ADSM to Back Up OS/2 LAN Server and Warp Server
  • Personal Communications Version 4.1 DOS, Windows, and OS/2 Implementation
  • OS/2 Security Enabling Services: A Developer’s Guide
  • The OS/2 Debugging Handbook—Volume IV System Diagnostic Reference
  • The OS/2 Debugging Handbook—Volume III System Trace Reference
  • The OS/2 Debugging Handbook—Volume II Using the Debug Kernel and Dump Formatter
  • The OS/2 Debugging Handbook—Volume 1 Basic Skills and Diagnostic Techniques
  • OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) A First Look
  • The Guide to OS/2 Warp Device Drivers
  • Understanding OSF DCE 1.1 for AIX and OS/2
  • Software Distribution Using SystemView for OS/2 Version 1.1
  • IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Object-Oriented Programming
  • IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Primer
  • IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Workframe User Guide
  • Inside OS/2 Warp Server, Volume 1: Exploring the Core Components
  • IBM Communications Server for OS/2 Warp Version 4.0 Enhancements
  • OS/2 Security Enabling Services
  • DB2 for MVS Connections with AIX and OS/2
  • OS/2 Warp Generation, Volume 1: OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 Warp with WIN-OS/2, OS/2 Warp Connect and BonusPak
  • IBM StorePlace Distributed Data Services for OS/2: CID-Enabled Automated Installation and Configuration
  • Plumbers’ Workbench CMS Pipelines and OS/2 Pipe Synergy
  • IBM MQSeries Three Tier for OS/2 Experiments and Experiences For Beginners
  • Personal Communications for the Mobile Users DOS, Windows 3.1, and OS/2
  • Inside OS/2 LAN Server 4.0
  • OS/2 Installation Techniques: The CID Guide
  • Workgroup Management Using SystemView for OS/2
  • Object-Oriented Application Development with VisualAge C++ for OS/2
  • Inside Client Access/400 Optimized for OS/2
  • VisualAge 2000—Remote Edit, Compile, and Debug Using VisualAge COBOL 2.0 on OS/2
  • IBM eNetwork Communications Server for OS/2 Warp Version 5.0 Enhancements
  • OS/2 Warp Server Integration Guide for IBM Netfinity and IBM PC Servers
  • The OS/2 Warp 4 CID Rapid Deployment Tools Migration and Installation Scenarios
  • The OS/2 Warp 4 CID Software Distribution Guide
  • Network Clients for OS/2 Warp Server: OS/2 Warp4, DOS/Windows, Windows 95/NT, and Apple Macintosh
  • OS/2 Warp Server Functional Enhancements, Part 1
  • OS/2 Warp Generation, Volume 2: Exploring LAN Connectivity With OS/2 Warp Connect
  • Understanding Performance Tuning Theory for IBM OS/2 LAN Server
  • NetView for OS/2 as an SNMP Manager
  • Migrating from NetWare to OS/2 LAN Server
  • CICS/VSE to CICS OS/2 and CICS/6000 A Guide to Client/Server Solutions
  • IBM Pen for OS/2 and PenDOS
  • OS/2 Configuration Techniques: “Cracking” the Workplace Shell
  • OS/2 REXX: From Bark to Byte
  • TCP/IP for MVS, VM, OS/2 and DOS: X Window System Guide
  • PL/I for OS/2 PL/I for OS/2 Toolkit: Visual PL/I CODE/370 PL/I Support
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