DB2: Offline backup
-- To bring down the database $ db2 force application all; db2stop -- To deactivate the database [dev1ins1@dev601 dev1ins1] $ db2 deactivate db wcdev1 -- To verify there are no applications [db2admin@dev601 dev1ins1 gm15] $ db2 list applications SQL1611W No data was returned by Database System Monitor. -- To connect to the database [dev1ins1@dev601 dev1ins1] $ db2start -- To kick off the backup [db2admin@dev601 dev1ins1 gm15] $ /usr/local/db2/admin_scripts/db2.backup_db.ksh -i dev1ins1 -d wcdev1 -o Actual backup command in script: db2.backup_db.ksh db2 backup database "$database" to "$backup_dir" compress without prompting