80 Moving Data Across the DB2 Family
5.1 Export utility overview
The Export utility exports data from a database to an operating system file, or pipe, which can
be in one of several external file formats. This operating system file can then be used to move
the table data to a different server.
Export utility runs on the client node, hence the output file will be created on the client node
as well. Version of the utility being executed depends on the version of DB2 installed on the
client machine.
The following information is required when exporting data:
An SQL SELECT statement specifying the data to be exported.
The path, name and format of the operating system file that will store the exported data.
This format can be IXF, WSF, or DEL. ...