Command Reference

db2split - Data Declustering Tool

Partitions data across nodes in a multi-node environment.

For detailed information about db2split, see the Administration Guide.

Authorization

None

Command Syntax

>>-db2split----+-----------------+---+----------------+---------> '--c--configfile--' '--i--inputfile--' >-----+---------------+---+---------------------+---+-----+---->< '--d--distfile--' '--o--outfile-prefix--' '--h--'

Command Parameters

-c configfile

Name of the file containing configuration data required by the tool. The configuration file contains such information as the name of the input file, the position and length of the partitioning key, and the name of the log file. When using this option with a file name, the file name is assumed to contain all of the input information for the utility. The default value is db2split.cfg.

-i inputfile

Name of the file containing the data to be partitioned.

-d distfile

Name of the file containing an input partitioning map. If a customized partitioning map was created, it must be used.

-o outfile-prefix

The prefix of the output file. The utility appends a 5-character suffix (00000..00999) to the end of the prefix to generate the output file name.

-h

Display help information.

Usage Notes

The -i, -d, and -o options can be used to override the file names specified in the configuration file.

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