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Moving a database

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adman620

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Feb 5, 2003
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Is there a way to extract the data from a DB2 database and load it into another instance on another platform?

The three UNIX platforms we currently support are IBM AIX, HP-UX, and SUN Solaris. I have been reviewing the Data Movement Utilities Guide and Reference for version 8 but don't seem to find what I am looking for. It appears that the export utility was designed for unloading individual tables. From what I have read the db2move utility is the closest thing I have found but it only backs up the user tables and does not include any functions or triggers we may be using. I understand that sometimes a backup of the database can be transferred to another platform if that platform utilizes the same memory page size such as HP-UX and Sun Solaris. However I need to be able to move data between all three platforms.

I am attempting to put an image of the database on a CD that can be loaded into a fresh instance across all three platforms. In other words something similar to the Oracle exp utility. Does anyone have any suggestions that may accommodate my situation? Maybe another utility I have yet to come across? Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
 
adman620,

db2look is able to extract all the ddl etc. The earlier versions of db2look don't extract triggers etc but I believe the version 7.x version does.

Maybe this is your answer in line with one or more of the other utilities

Cheers
Greg
 
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