--- title: Migrate from AIX or Windows Db2 to Amazon RDS for Db2 description: Step-by-step guide for migrating IBM Db2 databases from on-premises AIX or Windows servers to Amazon RDS for Db2. Covers two migration methods: AWS Database... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-aix-or-windows-db2-to-amazon-rds-for-db2-thwtomc1u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Migrate from AIX or Windows Db2 to Amazon RDS for Db2 | daily.dev og:description: Step-by-step guide for migrating IBM Db2 databases from on-premises AIX or Windows servers to Amazon RDS for Db2. Covers two migration methods: AWS Database... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/migrate-from-aix-or-windows-db2-to-amazon-rds-for-db2-thwtomc1u og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ThwTOmc1u.png og:image:alt: Migrate from AIX or Windows Db2 to Amazon RDS for Db2 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Migrate from AIX or Windows Db2 to Amazon RDS for Db2 **[AWS Database Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/aws-database-blog)** · 13 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Step-by-step guide for migrating IBM Db2 databases from on-premises AIX or Windows servers to Amazon RDS for Db2. Covers two migration methods: AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) for minimal downtime with change data capture, and native Db2 tools (db2look and db2move) for full export/import cycles. Includes pre-migration schema extraction, target database setup using RDS stored procedures, post-migration tasks like RUNSTATS and REORGCHK, data integrity validation, and best practices for security, high availability, and capacity planning. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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