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Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS

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Provide a simple method to remove dasd volumes

Provide a simple method to remove dasd volumes. As an example: we migrated our dasd from Mod 54’s to EAVs. The mod 54’s were being removed from the data center. In order to do this we had IBM remove the appliance data pools, upload a new JSON file...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Dynamically change IFL quantity assigned to an LPAR without restarting DB2

The IFL quantity assigned to an LPAR can be set to a certain number in the configuration screen but there is also an option to enter a number of ‘reserved’ IFLs. It was explained that the reserved amount would require restarting the internal Db2wh...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

ADMIN ACCELERATOR RESTORE Command availability

We are in the process of migrating home grown Accel administation processes for adding, loading, enabling, disabling, archiving and restoring tables to use the Admin Tool ADMIN ACCELERATOR command interface. The provided functionality looks great....
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Splitting Software Update package upload and pre-check steps

When doing Software Upgrade, ie. when pressing the "transfer" button in Datastudio, idaa server runs a list of 5 steps. The first step is the transfer of upgrade package of 20+GB. This could take long if the package does not locate on USS (some cu...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Having counter the number of query failbacks

If a query failbacks to Db2 for z/OS, users would like count the number of failbacks and possibly the SQL Text itself. Today, SQL Query Monitors running for Db2 for z/OS can not differentiate the executed SQL's origin. For instance (1) SQL can be ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Monitor the progress while binary image upload is running

During image upload from a local machine to target volume it takes some time depends on the network setup and local/remote connection. The amount of time it takes for the above is dependent upon how long it takes to transfer from laptop to the IDA...
over 2 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Data Studio Plugin Display defined information constraints

Add column to display defined informational constraints like Distribution and Organizing Keys for tables.
almost 3 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

force the execution of a query on an accelerator if more than one is available.

The CURRENT ACCELERATOR special register specifies a preferred target accelerator or accelerators to which Db2 sends dynamic SQL queries. But If you have multiple accelerators on which the same set of Db2 tables are accelerated, by default the wor...
about 4 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

a user-accessible interface to disable the telnet port in a permanent way

our security team considers the telnet port less secure and therefore would like us to block it. currently this needs to be done by an IBM service engineer after each SW update, we would like for a more comfortable way to do this which will also ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Retrieve historic information of operations on tables in IDAA

We have multiple treatment who are updating information on tables in IDAA (SET ON , SET OFF, LOAD). For reason of tracability and auditability, to have a view on who did (and when) such operations on tables. Usefull also to investigate in case o...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS 0 Not under consideration