If you want to switch between two databases during development, set up the database.yml like
this:
ibmdb2_development: &ibmdb2_development
adapter: ibm_db2
database: rpets_d
username: user
schema: schema
password: password
host: localhost
port: 50000
mysql_development: &mysql_development
adapter: mysql
database: rpetstore_development
username: user
password: password
socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
development:
<<: *ibmdb2_development
Then, just change last line to select which one to use.