Copying a Db2 backup to a different instance or remote cluster

To copy a backup to a different instance, you need to compress your backup images and add them to the backup directory you want to restore from.

1. On the catalog node, compress your backup images and keystore with the following command:
   Important: You need to provide your keystore to be able to restore from a backup.

   su - db2inst1
   cd /backup_dir
   tar -cvzf backup_nnn.tgz -C /backup_dir/backup_nnn .
   
   # Examine the tar file and ensure it contains the backup images and keystore files
   tar -ztvf backup_nnn.tgz

   Perform an initial hash check with the following command and keep note of the output:

   sha1sum backup_nnn.tgz

2. Exit the session and copy the tar locally using the following command:

   mkdir /local/backup/dir/backup_nnn
   oc rsync <db2 backup catalog pod>:/backup_dir/backup_nnn.tgz /local/backup/dir/backup_nnn

   You can now safely delete the backup tar you created on the backup instance.

3. Copy the tar and add it to the backup directory of the instance you want to restore. Refer to the following example:

   oc rsync /local/backup/dir/backup_nnn <db2 restore catalog pod>:/backup_dir

   Perform another hash check with the following command:

   sha1sum backup_nnn.tgz

   Compare the output of this hash check with the output of the initial hash check and confirm they match.

   After confirming that the hash checks match, you can safely delete the backup tar you created on the backup instance.

4. From the catalog node of the restored instance, extract the tar to the backup directory. Refer to the following example:

   su - db2inst1
   sudo tar -xvzf backup_dir/backup_nnn/backup_nnn.tgz -C backup_dir/backup_nnn

   You can now safely delete the backup tar you copied to the restore instance.