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Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc)

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Migration from SMS/Raw to AS

How to move the thousands DBs which use a combination of SMS (syscatspace) and RAW to full automatic storage. Some DBs are 100+TB so unload/load is not an option. Need a date for elimination of SMS/RAW support to determine our priotiy!
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Runstats report only

Add the option report to the runstats utility to display the up to date statistics without updating the catalog tables
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

New privilege for IMPORT into a restrictive database

Granting DATAACCESS authority works but is not a desirable option as the user would get access to all tables. Granting CONTROL or INSERT/SELECT, without DATAACCESS, returns SQL0551N. As a result customers are left on their own to pursue and figure...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Security / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Defaut DATA BUFFER value in LOAD.

Wells Fargo requested if it possible to come up with a lower default value for DATA BUFFER without specifying DATA BUFFER in the load command. For example a registry variable like LOAD_DEFAULT_DATA_BUFFER=1000 that would take effect whenever the l...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Reorg: Improve Lock Contention

Enhance Reorg:--> Reorg ... allow read access with range partitioned tables--> Options to avoid lock timeouts ---> specify max time for swap phase, restart delay for non-succeeding swap phase, deadline for reorg completion ---> allow i...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Reorg online with a mapping table

It will be very helpful to have a new reorg online with a mapping table like on DB2 z/OS with the same performance level.
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Prompts for all db2 utility cancellations

I have faced this issue at the beginning of my career. When we ran into some issue with utility hung or ran some utility accidentally don’t know when it will be finished and when can we kill that process. If we give a prompt with some information ...
5 months ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Authentication Keys Obfuscation When CLP Echoes External Table Queries with Object Storage

When an external table query involving either S3 or SWIFT options is executed, and the output echoed to the terminal (either via a sql script, or in interactive mode), the authentication keys are also displayed along with the contents of the query...
10 months ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

autoexplain

Hi, With postreSQL, it is possible to have execution plans of slow statements automatically, without having to run EXPLAIN by hand. Wtih differents formats : text, xml, json, yaml. These plans are generated when a query exceeds a duration, the val...
over 1 year ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Db2 Templates should support defered tape Mounts

We use a VTL for our Tape Environment. For a VTL it is recommended by IBM to use UNIT=(TAPE,,DEFER) in all Jobs. DB2 uses templates to generate JCL. In this templates it is not possible to code a DEFER parameter. Is there a way to solve this dilemma?
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Future consideration