# Attaching to the remote RDS for Db2 DB instance
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Use the following steps to attach to your remote RDS for Db2 DB instance and run `get snapshot` operations.

**To attach to the remote RDS for Db2 DB instance**

1. Run a client-side IBM Db2 CLP session. For information about cataloging your RDS for Db2 DB instance and database, see [Connecting to your Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance with IBM Db2 CLP](db2-connecting-with-clp-client.md). Make a note of the master username and master password for your RDS for Db2 DB instance.

1. Attach to the RDS for Db2 DB instance. In the following example, replace *node\$1name*, *master\$1username*, and *master\$1password* with the TCPIP node name that you catalogued and the master username and master password for your RDS for Db2 DB instance.

   ```
   db2 attach to node_name user master_username using master_password
   ```

After attaching to the remote RDS for Db2 DB instance, you can run the following commands and other `get snapshot` commands. For more information, see [GET SNAPSHOT command](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=commands-get-snapshot) in the IBM Db2 documentation.

```
db2 list applications
db2 get snapshot for all databases
db2 get snapshot for database manager
db2 get snapshot for all applications
```