This is IBM's official guide to making the most of IBM DB2 UDB replication -- and an invaluable resource for anyone seeking IBM DB2 Certification. Master IBM's Apply and Capture programs, and understand exclusive IBM replication concepts such as replication subscriptions, "update-anywhere, " and mobile replication. Learn how to install, configure, and operate IBM DB2's industry-leading replication features -- in both DB2-only and multi-vendor database environments. Understand DB2's push and pull replication configurations, as well as the fan-out configuration, which is ideal for large, distributed environments. Review DB2's rigorous conflict identification and automatic compensation features, which allow any replication to be reliably updated and propagated a synchronously to other replicas, enterprise-wide. Learn how to clone replication subscriptions, to save time in setting up multiple DB2 database servers. Finally, discover how take advantage of DB2 replication with mainframe data, Oracle databases, and in other diverse environments.