I am using DB2 v9.1 windows, I want drop database <a> and do a restore database <a> from a backup dataset for database <b>.

I get the following error

SQL30061N The database alias or database name "<a> " was not
found at the remote node.

The only command I am issuing is a RESTORE

Are you issuing any commands that cause this error?


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Please share the command you are using

What I want to do is backup database <b> on server B and restore as database <a> on server A, database <a> already exists. what I did is

1. Backup database <b> on server B and copy the backup to server A.

2. DROP database <a>

3. restore

RESTORE DATABASE database <b>
TAKEN AT timestamp
ON D:\xxxx1,D:\xxxx2,D:\xxxx3
DBPATH ON D:\
INTO database <a>
NEWLOGPATH log path
WITHOUT ROLLING FORWARD
WITHOUT PROMPTING;

I get the error above however if I change the INTO line to
'INTO database <c>' a databse name that does not exists on server A it works fine....

Did step #2 (drop db) complete successfully or generated some error/warning?


What's the output from:

db2 list db directory
db2 list db directory on d: