Enabling Db2 data sharing

The enabling process allows an existing Db2 subsystem to be the originating member of a data sharing group; it does not allow you to change the subsystem name.

Before you begin

Familiarize yourself with the following information:

About this task

Important: If you use a product that uses IFCID 306 to read log data, consult the documentation for that product for information about disabling and re-enabling data sharing.
Tip: Start of changeYou can use a variation of this process to rename data sharing members. For more information, see Renaming data sharing members.End of change
Important: Start of changeIf the RBA for a non data sharing Db2 subsystem reaches or exceeds the hard or soft limit, you must either convert all table spaces and indexes to the 10-byte format or use the RBA reset procedure. Enabling data sharing is not sufficient to resolve the problem.End of change

Procedure

To enable Db2 data sharing, complete the following tasks: