If you are using Storage Foundation Database (SFDB) tools to set up a DB2 database in an off-host configuration, ensure the following.

• All the tasks for deploying a DB2 database in a Veritas InfoScale Storage Foundation environment are completed.

  See Tasks for deploying DB2 databases.

• The following requirements are met.

  • All files are on VxFS file systems over VxVM volumes. Raw devices are not supported.

  • There are no symbolic links to database files.

  • The product versions installed on the primary and secondary hosts are the same.

  • The same version of DB2 is installed on both hosts, the DB2 binaries and data files are on different volumes and disks.

  • The UNIX login for the database user and group must be the same on both hosts. The UNIX UID and GID must also be the same.

  • You must have an Veritas InfoScale Enterprise license on both hosts.