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    Reorg Tablespace template for version mismtach with CDC

    In a test environment, it's quite common to observe a higher volume of modifications, which naturally leads to a larger data version compared to the source environment. Given this context, planning a reorganization to address such discrepancies—es...
    11 days ago in Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Feature Request – Store Job Schedule Information in Repository Database

    We propose that IBM Optim should provide an option to store job schedule definitions directly in the repository database, alongside other metadata. This would allow: - Automatic inclusion of schedules in repository backups. - Easier migration of s...
    4 months ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Submitted

    Enable shell command to recall the archive file stored in Centera storage

    In a scenario where the customer gets an audit request to retrieve the older data stored in the archive file and copied over to Centera storage, for a given date range, the customer currently has to use the "Recall complete file" option through Op...
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

    PostgreSQL for Optim Directory

    Customer prefers PostgreSQL
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

    Metadata XML of Archive file has No differenciation between varchar and varchar(max)

    Please refer TS017199755 Archive viewer used these XML files to map the datatypes of the column and the way optim processes the Varchar and Varchar(Max) is different and way we convert this to parquet will also be different. Now we are relying on ...
    about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Submitted

    Request Optim to support Java 11 as Java 8 is no longer supported.

    Currently Optim only allows for Java 8 which is no longer allowed to be used at the client site.
    almost 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Future consideration

    Remove the requirement of TPCIP task when using DDF

    When running source and target jobs on different LPARs, we need to use a TCPIP job even when we choose DDF as the connection type. We need that Cloning Tool uses DDF to run queries and commands on objects of the target datasharing without the obli...
    over 6 years ago in Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Use DB2 Storclas for extents during TS Cloning

    I would like an option where the CloningTool uses the StorClas from the DB2 catalog for newly created datasets (e.g. extents).Currently only the following options are supported: no specification means the SMS StrorClass is adopted from the origina...
    about 1 year ago in Db2 Cloning Tool for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Optim to make use of REST API / S3 protocol instead CIFS protocol

    The problem statement is below: OPTIM is unable the read any archive file from HCP device (cifs protocol used) and this has become more frequent for the past two weeks. The archive file written locally can be retrieved without any IO Error. The Op...
    over 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 1 Future consideration

    Optim audit tables retaining too much data

    In the table Optim_Audit_Records, I see 1-2 records per archive/extract/insert. This appears to have started in Nov 2017 about when installed optim 11.3. Yet we have Optim Auditing turned off. So it appears that maybe Optim 11.3 started putting re...
    over 6 years ago in Optim / Optim Archive 0 Not under consideration

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