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IBM Db2 is a relational database that provides high performance, scalability, and reliability for storing and managing structured data. IBM Db2 is optimized to run your mission-critical workloads across any cloud, hybrid, or on-prem. For more information on IBM Db2 database, see: https://www.ibm.com/products/db2/database.
Before installing Db2 software, ensure that the system meets the following operating system, hardware, software, storage, and memory requirements:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/612045
In this solution, the Db2 installation is carried out using the db2_install command method. For more information, see the Installing Db2 on Linux by using the command-line document.
This section covers the general deployment aspects of Db2 database on Microsoft Azure virtual machines (VMs) by using the APEX Block Storage.
The following table shows the database and file system details:
Db2 mount point | Description | Number of Dell APEX Block volumes | File system | Stripe size |
/db2_data | Db2 data files | 4 | xfs | 256 KB |
/db2_temp | Db2 temp files | 2 | xfs | 128 KB |
/db2_log | Db2 log files | 2 | xfs | 64 KB |
/db2_offline_log | Db2 archive logs | 1 | xfs | 32 KB (default) |