Automated Continuous DB2 Data Replication to OneLake in Microsoft Fabric

Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live DB2 data into your OneLake instance in Microsoft Fabric, allowing you to consolidate all your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.

Configure OneLake as a Replication Destination

Using CData Sync, you can replicate DB2 data to OneLake. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Click the Sources tab and locate Azure OneLake connector.
3. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the OneLake connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections in the Help documentation.
4. After the connected is added, enter the following Basic connection properties under Settings to connect to OneLake:
   • Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice.
   • File Format: Select the file format that you want to use. Sync supports the CSV, PARQUET, and AVRO file formats.
   • URI: Enter the path of the file system and folder that contains your files (for example, onelake://Workspace/Test.LakeHouse/Files/CustomFolder).
   • Auth Scheme: To connect with an Azure Active Directory (AD) user account, select Azure AD for Auth Scheme. CData Sync provides an embedded OAuth application with which to connect so no additional properties are required.
   • Data Model: Specify the data format to use while parsing the selected file format documents and generating the database metadata.
   • If you are hosting CData Sync (locally or in your own cloud):
     • Use CData CallbackURL: Disable the toggle.
     • Callback URL: Enter the Callback URL.
   • If you are using CData Sync Cloud, leave the Use CData CallbackURL toggle enabled.
   
5. Navigate to the Advanced tab and scroll down to the Miscellaneous section.
6. In Include Files, enter the file format initially selected.
7. Select Create from Insert Mode dropdown. The other Insert Mode options are Overwrite and Batch.
8. Now, navigate back to Basic settings and click Connect to Azure OneLake.
9. Once connected, click Create & Test to save the connection.

You are now connected to OneLake and can use it as both a source and a destination.

NOTE: You can use the Label feature to add a label for a source or a destination.

In this article, we will demonstrate how to load DB2 data into OneLake and utilize it as a destination.

Configure the DB2 Connection

You can configure a connection to DB2 from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your DB2 account, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select a source (DB2).
3. Configure the connection properties.
   
   

   Set the following properties to connect to DB2:

   • Server: Set this to the name of the server running DB2.
   • Port: Set this to the port the DB2 server is listening on.
   • Database: Set this to the name of the DB2 database.
   • User: Set this to the username of a user allowed to access the database.
   • Password: Set this to the password of a user allowed to access the database.

   You will also need to install the corresponding DB2 driver:

   • Windows: Install the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET.

     On Windows, installing the IBM Data Server Provider is sufficient, as the installation registers it in the machine.config.

   • Java: Install the IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC.

     In the Java version, place the IBM Data Server Driver JAR in the www\WEB-INF\lib\ folder for this application.

   
4. Click Connect to DB2 to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
5. Click Save & Test to save the changes.

Configure Replication Queries

CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. For each replication you wish to configure, navigate to the Jobs tab and click Add Job. Select the Source and Destination for your replication.

Edit the Job

1. In the Advanced tab of the Job, click Edit Replicate Options and select the Insert Mode as Single File from the dropdown (If the Insert Mode is selected as "Create" in the OneLake connector.)
2. In "Batch" mode, you need to set the Insert Mode in Jobs to File Per Batch.
3. In "Overwrite" mode, both Single File and File Per Batch work.

Replicate Entire Tables

To replicate an entire table, click Add Tables in the Tables section, choose the table(s) you wish to replicate, and click Add Selected Tables.

Customize Your Replication

Schedule Your Replication

In the Schedule section, you can schedule a job to run automatically, configuring the job to run after specified intervals ranging from once every 10 minutes to once every month.

Once you have configured the replication job, click Save Changes. You can configure any number of jobs to manage the replication of your DB2 data to OneLake.

Free Trial & More Information

Now that you have seen how to replicate DB2 data into OneLake, visit our CData Sync page to explore more about CData Sync and download a free 30-day trial. Start consolidating your enterprise data today!

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