Overview

Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 uses the backup and restore functionality of IBM Db2 built-in tools and transfers backups to Veeam backup repositories. For details, see How Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 Works.

With the configured Veeam Plug-In, you can perform full, incremental or log backups for IBM Db2 databases. Use Veeam Plug-In to back up databases in the following cases:

• If you want the database administrator to fully control the backup and recovery processes.
• If you want to back up and restore individual databases.
• If you want to use existing scripts or external schedulers.
• If you use high availability disaster recovery (HADR).

You can use the Veeam Backup & Replication console to initiate and manage the Veeam Plug-In backup operations. For details, see Data Backup.

In case of malware activity or unplanned actions, you can perform restore operations based on the backup data transferred by Veeam Plug-In to the Veeam Backup & Replication backup repositories. You can restore entire databases from a full backup or to a specific point in time. Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 supports restoring databases to the original IBM Db2 machine or another server. For details, see Data Restore.