You can gather data for offline-mode Database Storage Checkpoints as follows.
Note:
You can perform the following operation only when the database is up.
To gather information necessary to create a Storage Checkpoint when the database is offline
$ /opt/VRTS/bin/vxsfadm -s checkpoint -a db2 -o getappdata \ --db2instance dbinst1 --db2database proddb Gathering offline data... Done
If you attempt to create an offline Database Storage Checkpoint without performing the data gathering operation, the Checkpoint creation fails.
