Organizations can benefit from running multiple databases on a physical server or virtual machine to optimize resource utilization in IBM Db2 environments.
Amazon RDS for Db2 now supports multiple databases within a single instance, offering resource optimization and cost reduction.
Db2's multiple database architecture allows for strong isolation between applications while sharing instance-level resources like CPU and memory.
Key components in Db2's multiple database architecture include separate logs, catalog tables, tablespaces, buffer pools, and instance-level resources.
Amazon RDS for Db2 multiple database feature provides resource optimization, cost savings, ease of management, and flexible database control.
Logical isolation and security are maintained within each database, with support for AWS KMS encryption at rest and SSL/TLS encryption in transit.
Scaling databases and instances is made easier with Amazon RDS for Db2 multiple database feature, without additional charges for enabling it.
Best practices for managing multiple databases on Db2 instances include monitoring resource usage, memory allocation, CPU utilization, I/O throughput, and connections.
The cleanup process after testing the multiple database feature involves dropping test databases, removing catalog entries, and node configurations.
Amazon RDS for Db2's multiple database feature streamlines database management and helps reduce costs by consolidating databases within a single instance.