DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS)

DB2® Advanced Copy Services (ACS) enables you to use the fast copying technology of a storage device to perform the data copying part of backup and restore operations.

In a traditional backup or restore operation, the database manager copies data to or from disk or a storage device using operating system calls. Being able to use the storage device to perform the data copying makes the backup and restore operations much faster. A backup operation that uses DB2 ACS is called a snapshot backup.

To perform snapshot backup and restore operations, you need a DB2 ACS API driver for your storage device. Integrated into IBM® Data Server is a DB2 ACS API driver for the following storage hardware:

A component of DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS) relies on Tivoli® Storage Manager for Advanced Copy Services. For detailed instructions on the setup and usage of ACS, refer to the most recent Tivoli documentation for Advanced Copy Services at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20FlashCopy%20Manager