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Image, Audio, and Video Extenders Administration and Programming

Removing instances

To remove an instance of the DB2extenders, perform the following steps:

  1. Stop all applications that are currently using the instance.
  2. Stop extender services and all db2ext command-line processor sessions, using the DMBSTOP and db2ext TERMINATE commands.
  3. Back up the files in the DB2 extenders instance directory that you want to save, such as the QBIC catalog files. The files in this directory are removed when the instance is dropped.
  4. Enter the DMBIDROP command for the instance to drop. For example, to drop the DEVINST instance, enter:
    dmbidrop devinst
    

Removing an instance of DB2 extenders using the DMBIDROP command does not remove the associated DB2 instance. You must remove the associated DB2 instance separately. If you drop the DB2 instance associated with an instance of DB2 extenders, the DB2 extenders instance is not removed. However, you cannot use it.


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