Planning to convert your environment to Db2
pureScale environment requires
that you review all the applicable conversion prerequisites, pre-conversion
tasks, conversion tasks, and post-conversion tasks.
Procedure
- Review the Installing a Db2 pureScale environment topic.
- Install the Db2
pureScale environment.
- Review the Pre-conversion tasks for Db2 pureScale environments topic
to
prepare for enabling your Db2
pureScale environment.
Pre-conversion tasks are:
- Setting up IBM Spectrum Scale
- Converting table spaces
- Verifying that your databases are ready for conversion
- Backing
up your databases and configuration information
- Taking the Db2 server offline
- Convert your Db2
pureScale environment
as described in Converting your existing Db2 instances to a Db2 pureScale environment.
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After converting to a Db2
pureScale environment, you must perform several
post-conversion tasks to help ensure that your Db2 servers perform at
their optimum level. Review the Post-conversion tasks for a Db2 pureScale environment topic which describes tasks such
as:
- Adjust database configuration parameters
- Activate your database
- Verify the conversion
- Backing up your databases and configuration information