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DB2 – Oracle Migration Workbench a no go

31-Dec-08

The Oracle Migration Workbench (OMWB) will not work for DB2 to Oracle migrations if DB2 version is past 7.x. Why: the Workbench consists of two components, a set of common files for all databases; and a plugin (plug-in) for the specific database and version. The most recent plugin available for OMWB is for DB2 version 7.2, and that only for the DB2 LUW Windows platform. There are, however, third-party tools available which supports current DB2 releases.

DBA Holistic Scheduler Consciousness

26-Dec-08

To be a good production DB2 DBA, you need an awareness of ALL scheduled processes that connect with your database. In a large organization, this is not an easy task, and requires you to be proactive.