This section provides a high-level overview of the main setup and operational tasks related to using the ingest utility.
You can run ingest jobs on an existing machine or from a stand-alone machine. For more information, see Deciding where to run the ingest utility
If you decide to install the ingest utility on a new, stand-alone machine, run the install for the DB2 client image.
Depending on whether the same code page is used by the input data, the DB2 client, and the DB2 server, there may be some user actions to take before running an INGEST command. For more information, see Code page considerations for the ingest utility.
To make an ingest operation restartable, you need to create a restart log table before issuing the INGEST command. For more information, see Creating the restart table.
Issue the INGEST command along with the mandatory parameters, like the input source and data type, and various optional parameters. For a detailed description of the command syntax and usage, as well as examples, see Ingesting data and INGEST.
If you want to easily call a pre-written INGEST command, create a script for the command and call it when necessary. For more information, see Scenario: Processing a stream of files with the ingest utility
If an ingest job fails, you have the option of restarting or terminating the command. For more information, see Restarting a failed ingest operation or Terminating a failed ingest operation.
For more information, see Monitoring ingest operations.
For more information, see Performance considerations for ingest operations.