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Step by Step Procedure to set up HADR replication between DB2

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You plan to setup High Availability Data Replication between two DB2 databases and need step
by step instructions

These instructions allow you to setup HADR for DB2 on a Windows environment. However the
same commands can be used for Linux and UNIX by simply changing the "D:\" to a valid path.

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ON THE PRIMARY:

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1.Createsampledbusingthedb2samplcommand.
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db2sampl
2.Enableitforlogarchiving.
db2updatedbcfgfor<DBNAME>usingLOGARCHMETH1LOGRETAIN

Abovecommandwillenabletodatabaseforlogarchivingandkeepthelogs
inthesameactivelogdirectory.Thiswillalsoplacethedbinbackup
pendingstate.
3.Takeanofflinebackup.
db2"backupdatabase<DBNAME>"
NOTE:AnofflinebackupisNOTmandatory.Anonlinebackupalsocanbe
used.ButonlinebackupscantakelongertobringtheHADRpairintopeer
state.Forsakeofsimplicity,weareusingofflinebackuphere.
4.SettingupHADRcfgparametersonPrimarydatabase.
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db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_LOCAL_HOST <IP ADDRESS OF PRIM>
db2 update db cfg for Need
<DBNAME>
using HADR_LOCAL_SVC <PORT # on PRIM>
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db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_REMOTE_HOST <IP ADDRESS OF

db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using LOGINDEXBUILD ON

db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME>

ON THE STANDBY MACHINE:

Ensure both the servers are on the same db2level so that a mismatch situation does not occur.
Run "db2level" command on both the servers to check whether they are on the same DB2
db2"backupdatabase<DBNAME>"

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6.FTPthebackupimage(fromtheprimarymachine)totheSTANDBYMACHINE
7.db2"restoredatabaseDBNAME"
8.SettingupHADRcfgparametersonstandbydatabase.
db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_LOCAL_HOST <IP ADDRESS ON
STANDBY>
db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_LOCAL_SVC <PORT # ON STANDBY>
db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_REMOTE_HOST <IP ADDRESS ON PRIM>
db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_REMOTE_SVC <PORT # ON PRIM>
db2 update db cfg for <DBNAME> using HADR_REMOTE_INST <INSTNAME ON PRIM>

9.db2starthadrondatabase<DBNAME>asstandby

ON THE PRIMARY MACHINE:

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10.StartingupHADRontheprimaryserver
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Here'sthestepsonswitchingroles(PRIMARY/STANDBY)betweenthetwo

5.ONSTANDBY(CM11):db2takeoverhadrondatabase<dbname>byforce

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6.TheSTANDBYinstanceonCM11(DB2)isnowtheprimary

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machine(CM01andCM11).
1.ONPRIMARY(CM01):db2connectto<dbname>
2.ONPRIMARY(CM01):db2"createtabletab1(col1int)"
3.ONPRIMARY(CM01):db2"insertintotab1values(1)"insert20rows
4.ONPRIMARY(CM01):powerdownthePrimary>db2stopforce

7.ONCM11:db2pddb<dbname>hadr(theROLEshouldstate:PRIMARY)
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8.ONCM11:db2connectto<dbname>
9.ONCM11:db2"select*fromtab1"Youshouldseethe20rowsinserted
10.ONCM11:db2"createtabletab2(col1int)"
11.ONCM11db2"insertintotab2values(1)"insertabout20rows
12.ONCM01:db2starthadrondatabase<dbname>asstandby
13.ONCM01:db2pddb<dbname>hadr(theROLEshouldstate:STANDBY)
14.onCM01:db2takeoverhadrondatabase<dbname>
15.onCM01:db2pddb<dbname>hadr(theROLEshouldstate:PRIMARY)
16.ONCM01:db2"select*fromtab2"youshouldbeabletoseethe20
rowsinserted
17.onCM11:db2pddb<dbname>hadr(theROLEshouldstate;STANDBY)
Note:
1.HostnameoftheHADRpaircannotbethesameonboththeservers.
2.TheinstancenameandtheunderlyinguseridonUNIXsystemscanbe
different.Makesuretoupdatethecorrectnameoftheinstanceforthedb
cfgparameterHADR_REMOTE_INSTtothecorrectvalue.

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