IBM 000-8697 Which Migration Method Is Best for You?

Data Consistency, Recovery, and Migration 4-57
Which Migration Method Is Best for You?
Which Migration Method Is Best for You?
Eachof the migration methods imposes constraints of one form or another on
the user. The decision trees shown inFigure 4-11 through Figure4-14
summarize the choices among the migration methods.
Afteryou determine which method best suits your needs, refer to Chapter 7,
“Utilities,” for detailed instructions for using each utility. Refer to the
DB-AccessUser ’sManual for information about the LOAD and UNLOAD
statements.
Figure4-11
First decision tree
summarizing the
choices among
OnLine migration
methods
Do you want to move data in
database units?
Do you want to keep the current
database schema? SeeFigure 4-13
Are you moving to another
OnLine? dbexport/dbimport
Does the host machine have the
same page size?
tbunload/tbload
SeeFigure 4-12
Which OnLine migration method is best for you?
dbexport/dbimport
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No