IBM UDB DB2 Database restore and SQL1035N

SQL1035N  The database is currently in use.  SQLSTATE=57019 IBM UDB DB2 V9.7/10.1/10.5 on Windows/UNIX/Linux I have been trying to create a script that will refresh the test database using QA data on a regular schedule. As part of the script I force all...

Rolling DB2 tablespace location change using HADR

One of our Virtual-DBA clients has a small DB2 environment with version 9.7 on Linux and HADR connecting a primary and standby system.  When the application team created the database, it was created using Automatic Storage on the /home filesystem.  This will...

A DB2 on Windows Upgrade Adventure

Many of our Virtual-DBA clients have DB2 upgrade plans in the works.  One of them wants to move from V9.1 to V10.1 on Windows.  I’ll share some of my experience with this project.  Right now I’ve completed the set up of the 10.1 instance and...

DB2 and Lawson Application Lessons Learned

At XTIVIA, we monitor and support multiple clients that use Lawson applications with a DB2 LUW (Linux, Unix and Windows) database back end.  I wanted to share some of my experience and lessons learned over the years. Schema Layout: Out of the box, Lawson uses...