Can we restore redirect a db2 version 7.2 backup to db2 version 8.1

[Jag]

Hi all,
I am trying to see if backup taken at db2 V7.2 can be restore redirected on V8

any one faced this problem??
regards,
jag

[Ian]

Jag wrote:

Hi all,
I am trying to see if backup taken at db2 V7.2 can be restore redirected on V8

any one faced this problem??

Yes, this works fine, as long as you are restoring on the same platform
(i.e. V7 single-platform restrictions still apply).

RESTORE will automatically migrate the database.
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[Philip Nelson]

Jag wrote:

Hi all,
I am trying to see if backup taken at db2 V7.2 can be restore redirected
on V8

any one faced this problem??
regards,
jag

Not a problem : it just works (automatically upgrades your database to V8 as
part of the restore process) !!!

Phil

[Fred Nurk]

Yes, you can restore a v72 backup image to v8.1. The only gotya, is that
the backup must be offline, as you cannot rollforward through any log files.
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Hi all,
I am trying to see if backup taken at db2 V7.2 can be restore redirected on V8
any one faced this problem??
regards,
jag

[Brian Wilkins]

ja**********@freddiemac.com (Jag) wrote in message news:<43**************************@posting.google. com>...

Hi all,
I am trying to see if backup taken at db2 V7.2 can be restore redirected on V8
any one faced this problem??

My test showed that to take a backup of a database in a 32-bit DB2 7.2
instance and restore it to to a DB2 8.1 32-bit instance worked fine,
as it is documented that it should; but to take a backup of a database
in 32-bit DB2 7.2 instance and restore it a DB2 8.1 64-bit instance
failed.