Useful DB2 Commands

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Command	Description
db2cmd	Open DB2 Command line Tool
db2cc	Open DB2 Control Centre
db2start	Start Database Normaly
db2stop	Stop Database Normaly
db2stop force	Stop Database forcely
db2 force application all	Close all applications that uses DB2 Database.
db2level	Display DB2 version and fix pack level
db6level	Display DB2 Client Version
db2 terminate	Close the database connection
db2_kill -all	Kill a hanged instance
db2licm -l	View license information
db2 connect to <db2sid>	Establish connection to an instance
db2 list tablespaces show detail	Displays table space information
db2 get dbm cfg	Display configuration parameter of database manager.
db2 get db cfg for <db2 sid>	Display configuration parameter of an instance
db2 update dbm cfg using <parameter_name> <new value>	Change value of a database manager configuration parameter.
db2 update db cfg for <db2 sid> using <parameter_name> <new value>	Change value of a instance configuration parameter.
db2 drop database <target db2sid>	Delete and instance
db2 activate db <dbsid>	Activate Database
db2 deactivate <dbsid>	Deactivate an active database
db2 rollforward db <SID> to end of logs	Apply all pending logs
db2 rollforward db <db2sid> query status	Display rollforward status
db2 backup database <sid> to "disk:\location"	Take an offline backup to specified location
db2 list utilities show detail	Display Database backup status
db2 restore db <sid> from “disk:\path” replace history file	Restore database from a backup image
db2top	Monitor DB2 like active session, primary logs etc.