New Features
DB2 toolkit version 2.1.0 delivers support for the latest Delphix Engine 5.2.3.x. There are no new features in this toolkit release.
Toolkit Installation
Toolkits to support DB2 virtualization are not automatically included in the Virtualization Engine deployment, and are installed by Delphix Professional Services or Technical Support. A Support case can be opened requesting installation by following this link.
Migration and Compatibility
Supported DB2 Versions and Operating Systems
Supported DBMS Versions
- DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.5
- DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition 10.5
- DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 11.1
- DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition 11.1
- DB2 Developer Edition 11.1 (on RHEL 6.7)
Support Matrix
- ESE: Enterprise Server Edition
- AESE: Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
- As of Delphix Engine 5.1.6 - For the supported DB2 versions, Delphix supports the corresponding DB2 Developer edition where the vendor, IBM, supports it
- 64-bit OS support only
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Supported DBMS Version | ESE 10.5 | AESE 10.5 | ESE 11.1 | AESE 11.1 | |
| Supported OS Version | |||||
| RHEL 6.0 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.1 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.2 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.3 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.4 | Supported | Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.5 | Supported | Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.6 | Supported | Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
| RHEL 6.7 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 6.8 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 6.9 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.0 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.3 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.4 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX)
Supported DBMS Version | ESE 10.5 | AESE 10.5 | ESE 11.1 | AESE 11.1 | |
| Supported OS Version | |||||
| AIX 6.1 | Not Supported | Not Supported | N/A | N/A | |
| AIX 7.1 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| AIX 7.2 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
Toolkit/Delphix Engine Compatibility
Toolkits should be installed on compatible Delphix Engines per the table below:
| Delphix Engine | DB2_2.0.1 | DB2_2.1.0 | DB2_2.2.1 | DB2_2.3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1.x | No | No | No | No |
| 5.2.2 | Yes | No | No | No |
| 5.2.3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5.2.4 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5.2.5 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Unsupported DB2 Features
Unsupported DB2 Versions and Features
- DB2 9.7 and below
- DB2 Database Partitioning Feature (DPF)
- DB2 pureScale
- DMS Raw Devices
Known Issues
The following issues are known to exist in this release:
| Key | Summary | Workaround/Comments |
| DB2-48 | VDB creation failed when special characters were present in the VDB name field. | None |
| DB2-50 | No validation on blank value while adding sourcConfig details. | Workaround : User needs to fill details to sourceConfig values. |
DB2-62 | When a regular database that was present inside an instance had the same name as the specified VDB, a log message was generated twice. | None |
DLPX-56202 | While performing Delphix Engine operations an error would occur if an extra slash was included at the end of the toolkit directory when adding an Environment. | None |
DLPX-56225 | A force disable of a VDB left a stale file handle after unmount of the NFS mount point. | None |