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Welcome to another enlightening post on SQLSupport.org. Today, we will be exploring the setup of DB2 HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) with TSA (Tivoli System Automation) for high availability. This setup ensures that your database system remains operational even in the event of a system failure or disaster. We will be integrating technologies from SQL Server 2019, MySQL 8.0, DB2 11.5, Azure SQL, and Azure Synapse to achieve this.

To start with, it's important to understand what DB2 HADR is. It's essentially a technology solution that provides a high availability database environment for both partial and complete site failures. The HADR feature, part of IBM's DB2, protects your data from outages and disasters. It involves two servers: the primary server where your data resides and a standby server where a copy of the data from the primary server is maintained.

Setting up HADR in DB2 11.5 involves making specific configuration changes. These changes include setting the HADR database role, HADR local host, HADR local service, HADR remote host, and HADR remote service. Here is an example of how to configure these parameters:

-- SQL code goes here
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_LOCAL_HOST server1
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_LOCAL_SVC 50000
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_REMOTE_HOST server2
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_REMOTE_SVC 50000
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_REMOTE_INST db2inst1
UPDATE DB CFG FOR sample USING HADR_SYNCMODE NEARSYNC
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After setting up HADR, the next step is to configure TSA. TSA is an IBM software product that provides high availability for applications and databases. It manages and monitors the availability of applications and automatically restarts them in case of failures. TSA setup involves creating a TSA resource group, adding DB2 instances to the resource group, and testing the failover.

Integrating with Azure SQL and Azure Synapse adds another layer of high availability to your database system. Azure SQL provides built-in high availability and disaster recovery features that can be used alongside DB2 HADR. Azure Synapse, on the other hand, is an analytics service that processes and analyzes large volumes of data. It can be connected to DB2 to provide data insights that can help in disaster recovery planning.

In conclusion, setting up DB2 HADR with TSA is a crucial part of maintaining a high availability database environment. With the integration of SQL Server 2019, MySQL 8.0, DB2 11.5, Azure SQL, and Azure Synapse, you can create a robust and resilient database system that ensures business continuity even in the face of disasters and system failures.