Near zero-downtime migrations from self-managed Db2 on AIX or Windows to Amazon RDS for Db2 using IBM Q Replication
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This article provides a guide for achieving near zero-downtime migration from self-managed Db2 databases on AIX or Windows to Amazon RDS for Db2, using IBM Q Replication.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Solution overview and architecture
- Prerequisites for the migration
- Setting up the Q Replication environment on AWS, including creating MQ resources, control tables, and replication subscriptions
- Setting up the RDS for Db2 environment
- Using the Db2 Migration Tool (Db2MT) for data migration from AIX/Windows to RDS for Db2
- Restarting Q Replication to capture changes during the migration and apply them to the target RDS for Db2 database
- Conclusion and author information
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