Enabling the Db2 Spatial Extender

You can enable the Db2 Spatial Extender component to store geospatial data in special data types and provide a spatial grid index to improve performance.

Procedure

  1. Exec into the Db2 pod: 
    oc exec -ti c-db2ucluster-sample-db2u-0 bash
  2. Become the Db2 instance owner: 
    su - db2inst1
  3. Enable Spatial Extender by running the following command: 
    db2se enable_db database_name

What to do next

For more information, see Db2 Spatial Extender.