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Thanks! What's the downside to Archive mode?
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I hear db2 can't snapshot... we just have to live with the fact that during backup some oprations (like changes to tables) might hang.... Is this true?
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I hear db2 can't snapshot... we just have to live with the fact that during backup some oprations (like changes to tables) might hang.... Is this true?

is db2 really incapable of taking online backups without locking stuff up?

IBM DB2 is a family of relational database server products developed by IBM that have been extended to support object-relational features and non-relational structures like JSON and XML. There are three main products in the DB2 family: DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (informally known as DB2 LUW), DB2 for z/OS (mainframe), and DB2 for i (formerly OS/400), plus a version for IBM's Virtual Storage Extended (VSE) operating system.

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.