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Schedule and automate Redshift to DB2 data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar Redshift tables to 1 DB2 table
- Batch copy Redshift tables to DB2
- Copy Redshift query results to DB2 table
- Copy Redshift table data to DB2
- Migrate Redshift to DB2
- Sync data from Redshift to DB2
- Convert Redshift To DB2
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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Redshift → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | INTEGER |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | DOUBLE |
| Text | varchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | varchar(max) | CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | timestamp | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | boolean | SMALLINT |
| JSON | super | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both Redshift and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Redshift | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | 50000 |
| row limit | LIMIT n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | timestamp, date | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | CLOB |
| binary | — | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- DB2 has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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