IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux , UNIX and Windows helps you speed up DB2 backup processing
IBM United States Software Announcement 211-212May 3, 2011
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IBM® DB2® Merge Backup creates the fastest possible DB2 backups for your production system.
The new IBM DB2 Merge Backup tool helps you prepare a backup strategy that:
- Is in alignment with your Service Level Agreement (SLA) strategy and
- Provides the lowest impact on production, yet provides the necessary recovery assets
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
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| Overview |
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IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows® V1.1 is a new product that allows you to speed up taking DB2 backups on your production servers and to have full current backups available for much shorter restore times.
IBM DB2 Merge Backup combines incremental and delta backups with the latest full backup to create a new full and current backup without actually taking a new full backup and slowing down your production system. All this processing runs outside and independently of the current DB2 process. If a restore is later required, DB2 Merge Backup can help speed the recovery.
This product will appeal to new and existing DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows customers who:
- Already use tools to deliver significant value for their DB2 investment
- Need help to come up with a backup strategy to help address their Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Have large databases that are getting more difficult to manage
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| Key prerequisites |
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Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections for details.
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| Planned availability date |
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- May 20, 2011: Electronic availability
- June 17, 2011: Media availability
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| Description |
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When DBAs need to back up large amounts of data from very large databases, they want to complete the backup quickly to avoid impacting application processing. The negative impact from taking a database down to create a full backup can mean implications to the database group responsible for keeping the database up and further loss of sales and revenue due to the application being down.
- IBM DB2 Merge Backup is a stand-alone command line utility that can merge full or incremental DB2 backups to create a new full backup.
- IBM DB2 Merge Backup uses the DB2 database history to determine which backups to merge; the utility accesses these backups and builds a new full backup that contains relevant information from the source backups.
- A backup created by IBM DB2 Merge Backup contains the same information as a DB2 full backup, and you can use it instead of the last incremental backup.
With IBM DB2 Merge Backup, DBAs can more quickly define and execute a backup strategy that is in line with their outage-related SLAs and provide faster methods for recovery. IBM DB2 Merge Backup can help increase database availability and decrease the time spent by DBAs waiting for expensive backups to process.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM website
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW is capable as of June 17, 2011, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), containing details on the products accessibility compliance, can be requested on the following website
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| Program number |
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Program VRM Program name
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5725-B07 1.1.0 DB2 Merge Backup for
Linux, UNIX and Windows
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| Offering Information |
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Product information is available via the Offering Information website
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® website
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| Publications |
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No hardcopy publications are shipped with this product.
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| Technical information |
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
The minimum hardware resources required for IBM DB2 Merge Backup are:
- 128 MB of RAM
- 300 MB of disk space
Software requirements
Windows/UNIX:
- Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise and Data Center 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise and Data Center 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Data Center 32 and 64 bit
- Windows Server 2008 Standard R2, Enterprise R2 and Data Center R2 64 bit
- AIX® V5.3 64 bit
- AIX V6.1 64 bit
- AIX V7.1 64 bit
- HP-UX 11I v2 IA64
- HP-UX 11I v3 Ia64
- Solaris SPARC 9 64 bit
- Solaris SPARC 10 64 bit
Linux x86:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 x86-32 bit
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 x86-32 bit
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AS/ES 4.0 x86 32 and x86 64 bit
- SUSE Linux Desktop 10.0 x86-32 bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 x86 32 and x86 64 bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 x86 32 and x86 64 bit
Linux on System p®:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0 32 and 64 bit
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 5.0 32 and 64 bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 32 and 64 bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 32 and 64 bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 32 and 64 bit
Linux on System z®:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 5.0 for IBM System z
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 for IBM System z
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 for IBM System z
The following data servers are supported with IBM DB2 Merge Backup:
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows V9.5 Fix Pack 8 or later
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows V9.7 Fix Pack 4 or later
The program's specifications and specified operating environment information may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such as a README file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation and other program content may be supplied only in the English language.
Planning information
Packaging
The physical deliverable for IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows V1.1 consists of a media pack that includes the following DVD:
- IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows DVD
Security, auditability, and control
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW uses the security and auditability features of the host hardware or software.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
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| Ordering information |
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This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
The product may only be sold directly by IBM or by authorized IBM Business Partners for Software ValueNet®.
For more information about IBM Software ValueNet, visit
To locate IBM Business Partners for Software ValueNet in your geography for a specific Software ValueNet portfolio, contact your IBM representative.
Product information
Licensed function title Product group Product
category
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, IBM Database 2™ DB2 Tools
UNIX and Windows
Program name PID Charge unit
number description
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, 5725-B07 Per Processor
UNIX and Windows Value Unit for
Linux on System
z
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, 5725-B07 Per Processor
UNIX and Windows Value Unit (PVU)
Charge metrics definitions
Processor Value Unit (PVU)
Processor Value Unit (PVU) is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. The number of PVU entitlements required is based on the processor technology (defined within the PVU Table by Processor Value, Brand, Type, and Model Number at the web page below) and the number of processors made available to the Program. IBM continues to define a processor, for the purpose of PVU-based licensing, to be each processor core on a chip. A dual-core processor chip, for example, has two processor cores.
Licensee can deploy the Program using either Full Capacity licensing or Virtualization Capacity (Sub-Capacity) licensing according to the Passport Advantage Sub-Capacity Licensing Terms (see web page below). If using Full Capacity licensing, Licensee must obtain PVU entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores* in the physical hardware environment made available to or managed by the Program, except for those servers from which the Program has been permanently removed. If using Virtualization Capacity licensing, Licensee must obtain entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores made available to or managed by the Program, as defined according to the Virtualization Capacity License Counting Rules at
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Passport Advantage program licenses
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW
Part description Part
number
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux. UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) E0AHULL
Annual SW S&S Rnwl
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) D0G7HLL
Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Processor Value Unit (PVU) D0G7ILL
SW S&S Reinstate 1
Passport Advantage supply
Program name/description Part
number
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW V1.1.0
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows V1.1 BB15LML
Multilingual Media Pk
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW V1.1.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part offerings description number DB2 Merge Backup for IBM DB2 Merge Backup for BB15LML Linux, UNIX and Windows Linux, UNIX and Windows Processor Value Unit V1.1 Multilingual Media Pk DB2 Merge Backup for IBM DB2 Merge Backup for BB15LML Linux, UNIX and Windows Linux, UNIX and Windows Processor Value Unit for V1.1 Multilingual Media Pk Linux on System z
Cross-platform products
Cross-platform product for use on System z
Order the part numbers that follow when the product is used for either the development of code that will be deployed on System z servers or when the product will be communicating or transferring data between a distributed server and a System z server. Otherwise order from the other set of part numbers in this announcement. This set of part numbers provides the identical supply and authorization as the other set in this announcement.
Cross-platform product for use on System z IFL engines
Order the part numbers that follow when the product is intended to run on the Linux operating system on System z IFL engines. If the product is not intended to run on the Linux operating system on System z IFL engines, order from the other set of part numbers in this announcement. This set of part numbers provides the identical supply and authorization as the other set in this announcement.
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW
Part description Part
number
IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux. UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Proc VU for Linux Sys z SW D0GAGLL
S&S Reinstate 12 Mo
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Proc VU for Linux on Sys z E0AIULL
Annual SW S&S Rnwl
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW Per Proc VU for Linux on Sys z D0GAFLL
Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
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License Information form number
Program name Program Form number
number
DB2 Merge Backup for LUW 5725-B07 L-DNAA-86NSGM
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Limited warranty applies
Yes
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This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
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No
System i Software Maintenance applies
No
Educational allowance available
Not applicable
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