DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Enabling DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS)

To use DB2® Advanced Copy Services (ACS), or perform snapshot backup operations, you must install, activate, and configure DB2 ACS.

Before you begin

DB2 ACS is part of the IBM® DB2 High Availability (HA) Feature. To use DB2 ACS, you must have a license for the DB2 HA Feature.

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:

Procedure

  1. Install DB2 ACS. See: Installing DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS).
  2. Create the database manager instance or instances with which you will use DB2 ACS.

    When you create a new database manager instance, a directory called acs is created in the new instance sqllib directory. Because each database manager instance has an acs directory, you can configure each database manager instance differently.

  3. For each database manager instance with which you will use DB2 ACS, perform the following steps:
    1. Activate DB2 ACS. See: Activating DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS).
    2. Configure DB2 ACS. See: Configuring DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS).

Results

After you have enabled DB2 ACS, you can perform snapshot backup operations.

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

Parent topic: DB2 Advanced Copy Services (ACS)