DB2 10.5 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 one of two things:

A DB2 ACS API driver for your storage device. For a list of supported storage hardware for the integrated driver, refer to this tech note.
For storage devices that are not supported, implement a custom script that allows your storage device to perform snapshot operations.

DB2 ACS interfaces with a storage solution, such as Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager which is bundled with DB2 starting in V10.1. For detailed instructions on the setup and usage of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager, refer to the Tivoli® documentation at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20FlashCopy%20Manager/page/Related%20Resources