Hi Nitesh, CDC could provide assistance in migration, but keep in mind that the primary focus of CDC is capture changes that happen every day. So, an initial load(point in time) would need to occur to then use CDC to keep the 2 DBs in sync until you are ready to migrate.
I have participated in 100s of IMS DB migrations to DB2 for z/OS.
The biggest challenge is create the required SQL access to DB2, in place of the IMS DB calls.
There are many choices in this space, driven mainly by overall project requirements.
If you have any specific questions, please feel free to reach out to me at ebersole@ibm.com.
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Randy Ebersole
Db2 for z/OS Technical Specialist
IBM DB2 for z/OS Expert Lab Services
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 23, 2025 06:47 AM
From: Nitesh Kumar
Subject: IBM Tools that can migrate IMS DB to DB2
Hello All,
I have a requirement from a partner to migrate the mainframe IMS DB to DB2, while exploring I found that CDC can be leveraged to achieve this, so looking out for tools which can help achieve this, appreciate any inputs on this.
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Nitesh Kumar
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