Data migration path from 2.0.4 OVA environment

You can use the following information to process data migration from an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) Db2 single instance to the Red Hat® OpenShift® Db2 single instance.

Before you begin

Before you start the data migration activity, you must meet the following prerequisites:
  • To make the connection, consider following two different environments:
    • An IBM Spectrum® Discover OVA single instance environment, where database will be backed up.
    • A fresh IBM Spectrum Discover Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) single environment where the data is planned to be restored.
  • Ensure to maintain consistent connection to the host by a tty or by ssh that has a consistent and permanent solution to send an alive packet every certain time. For example, $ ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=30 user@host.com.
  • Ensure adequate storage space for the data backup and restore at the locations where the data is planned to be stored. The number of data is directly proportional to the storage required for backup and restore. For example, 100 Million records need around 200 GB of storage to perform the backup properly. Storage limitations might result in data corruption or errors during the migration process.
Note: By performing this procedure, it stops all database interactions and the database might not be accessible during the process. You must have the environment free of usage during the process.
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