LVM2 and JFS2

When you run a Db2® backup operation, Db2 requests a snapshot. This snapshot is created on a Logical Volume Management (LVM) system or a Journaled File System (JFS) for each logical volume with data or logs for the selected database. In Linux® systems, the logical volumes are managed by LVM2 with lvm2 commands. On AIX®, the logical volumes are managed by JFS2 and created with the JFS2 snapshot command as external snapshots.

A software-based LVM2 or JFS2 snapshot is taken as a new logical volume on the same volume group. The snapshot volumes are temporarily mounted on the same machine that runs the Db2 instance so that they can be transferred to the vSnap repository.

On the Linux operating system, the LVM2 volume manager stores the snapshot of a logical volume within the same volume group. On the AIX operating system, the JFS2 volume manager stores the snapshot of a logical volume within the same volume group. For both, there must be enough space on the machine to store the logical volume. The logical volume grows in size as data changes on the source volume while the snapshot exists. In multi-partitioned environments, when multiple partitions share the same volume, an extra snapshot of the volume is created for each partition. Ensure that the volume group has sufficient free space for the required snapshots.