How to detach a DB2 database

If you do not want to use DB2 again, you can choose to detach the DB2 database. The following describes how to detach the DB2 database, hoping to help you.

DB2 UDB version 8 is installed using the "Windows Installer" technology. Therefore, it has greatly changed with the installation and uninstallation of previous versions.

Although there are four ways to uninstall DB2 UDB version 8 on Windows, they are not exactly the same. You should first consider the preferred uninstall method when detaching. The remaining methods must fail when the preferred uninstall method is used, and contact the DB2 UDB service personnel before trying to use them.

Next we will introduce a method for detaching A DB2 database.

Preferred uninstall method:

Control Panel-Add/delete programs
It is the best way to uninstall DB2 UDB version 8 by adding/deleting programs in the Windows Control Panel. Depending on different Windows operating systems, DB2 products may have "Delete" and "change" buttons in the Add/delete programs window. You can use any button to uninstall DB2.

In the first window of DB2 database uninstallation, the "Next" button may be grayed out. This is because Windows will execute some programs in the background to ensure that DB2 can be uninstalled. Once the Windows Installer can continue processing, the "Next" button will become available. You can click "Next" to continue the subsequent operations.

If the DB2 database fails to be detached, you can contact the DB2 service personnel to obtain the methods for detaching logs and trace files, so as to further identify the cause of the problem.

In addition, some DB2 database detaching methods should be used only when the preferred detaching method fails.
 

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