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title: "What is QUIESCE?"  
description: "What is QUIESCE?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-11-04  
updated: 2020-09-24  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1326/what-is-quiesce  
category: "db2"  
tags: ["db2"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is QUIESCE?

QUIESCE flushes all DB2 buffers on to the disk. This gives a correct snapshot of the database and should be used before and after any IMAGE COPY to maintain consistency.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

QUIESCE flushes all DB2 buffers on to the disk. This gives a correct snapshot of the database and should be used before and after any IMAGE COPY to maintain consistency.


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