IBM Data Server DB2 - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 2. DB2 server deployment 37
[DB>ZAIRE01:ITSODB]
Dir_entry_type=REMOTE
Authentication=NOTSPEC
DBName=ITSODB
[DB>!LOCAL:SAMPLE]
Dir_entry_type=INDIRECT
Drive=/home/db2inst1/db2home
DBName=SAMPLE
db2cfexp and db2cfimp
The export and import of configuration profile can also be performed from the
command line using the DB2 utilities
db2cfexp and db2cfimp . The db2cfexp is
used to do export, while db2cfimp is used to do import.
DB2 Configuration Assistant provides other functionalities besides exporting and
importing a configuration profile. The
db2cfexp and db2cfimp commands focus
on connectivity information and a few other associated configurations. The
configuration information that can be exported and imported using the
db2cfexp
and db2cfimp commands are:
Database information (including DCS and ODBC information)
Node information
Protocol information
Database manager configuration settings
Registry settings
Common ODBC/CLI settings
The db2cfexp and db2cfimp commands are handy on platforms where the DB2
Configuration Assistant cannot be installed — for example, AIX and other UNIX
platforms, where tools based on the command line are more often utilized.
Table 2-1 shows the three available options for db2cfexp .
Table 2-1 Options for db2cfexp
Option Explanation
TEMPLATE Creates a generic export profile to transfer this configuration to
another workstation. (Includes configuration, catalog, and ODBC
information.)
BACKUP Creates a configuration profile of the DB2 database instance for local
backup purposes. This profile contains all of the instance configuration
information, including information of a specific nature relevant only to
this local instance.
MAINTAIN Creates a database export profile to transfer the database catalog
information to another workstation.