How to recover DB2 Database file by using Recover command?

In this blog you will come to know that how to recover a corrupted or damaged DB2 database file by using “Recover command”. Administrators or big companies face difficulty when there is any corruption in DB2 database. As you know that DB2 database is a relational Database managements system (RDBMS) that is developed by IBM. However the DB2 file can get corrupted as other data. It can be damaged or corrupted due to improper server shut down, human error, virus infection and environment factors like floods, hurricane etc. But you can recover them if you have any recent or updated backup. but in case if you do not have any backup then at such case you can try “Recover Command” to fix the corrupted or broken db2  database files. 

How to use Recover command

RECOVER DATABSE db_name TO point_in_time

Advantages of using Recover command

1 - You don’t have to specify from where you want to get the back data from. It will automatically look into the recovery history and file and will find out what is best recovery data backup to use in order to get to the Point in time specified by you. 

2 – Even you can give the different recovery history file on the disk to perform backup if the database is not yet found. This can greatly help you in recover operation and you must know that when you need to recover when you want things to be in simple and easy.

3 – If you want to recover a new database then database connection and instance attachment is needed. Here database connection is needed to generate a new database.

Final solution

Also Read: DB2 Basics: Backups and Recovery!

Tools we Recommend

But in many cases this “recover command is not able to recover corrupted or damaged db2 database files. Then at such situation it is recommended by experts that you must go for any professional and appropriate third party DB2 file repair tool to recover your corrupt DB2 database. Such tool is proved to be successful in many corruption cases and fixing DB2 error messages when your try to access them. Such DB2 recovery tool are specifically made by using advanced technology and hence it is counted as very reliable software that uses high end scanning methods for repairing reasonably corrupted DB2 database  in simple but in effective way. Using and operating this tool are generated by highly skilled database experts and are easily understandable and operational without any prior technical knowledge.