Setting the file. One moment.
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This document is the human-readable companion to selection-knowledge-input.json.
It describes the Amazon RDS for Db2 service facts that the cross-service
aws-database-selection skill uses to recognize and reason about RDS for Db2
workloads. Both files carry the same facts; the JSON is the machine-readable
form and this Markdown narrates it.
amazon-rds-for-db2).db2-se) and Advanced Edition (db2-ae).RDS for Db2 uses a bring-your-own-license model. Provisioning requires two IBM identifiers supplied on the instance:
rds.ibm_customer_idrds.ibm_site_idThe in-scope source databases and the recommended approach for moving each to RDS for Db2:
| Source | Approach | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Db2 for z/OS (db2-zos) | Replatform | Schema conversion with ADB2GEN; change data capture via Q Replication/IIDR, Qlik, or Precisely; DMS supports full-load only; AWS SCT is not supported for this source. |
Db2 LUW on Linux (db2-luw-linux) | Restore or replicate | Backup/restore or replication into RDS for Db2. |
Db2 LUW on AIX (db2-luw-aix) | Near-zero-downtime via Q Replication | Continuous replication keeps cutover downtime minimal. |
Db2 LUW on Windows (db2-luw-windows) | Near-zero-downtime via Q Replication | Continuous replication keeps cutover downtime minimal. |
Db2 on AS400 / IBM i (db2-as400) | Replicate | Replication-based path into RDS for Db2. |
Managed-service constraints that shape what RDS for Db2 can and cannot do:
Approaches to avoid when selecting or designing for RDS for Db2: