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Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover

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see PMR 60660.122.000

see PMR 60660,122,000
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration

New ARCHIVE LAG TARGET parameter request.

DB2 doesn't have the parameter which will ensure that each archived log file contains no more than n seconds of changes (like Oracle's ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET), for example, 1800 seconds. So, if DB2 will fill up the log file before the expiration of 18...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

RECOVER the database into the Alternate location.

We have a lot of cases when we need to RECOVER the database to the alternate location/paths. The RECOVER command doesn't support the relocation of the database.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Page-level recovery request.

DB2 is not able to repair a single bad page, i.e. to perform a page-level recovery.This causes a downtime because the only solution is the execution of the OFFLINE procedures, like RESTORE/RECOVER/db2dart.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Online Backup compatability improvements request.

DB2 LUW still has a numerous commands/statements which are not supported with the ONLINE backup; (and there is no progress through the years):http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r7/topic/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.ha.doc/doc/c0021554.htmlhttp://...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

automatic maintenance backup -> more backup options(RIMS)

My customer asked how he can configure the automatic maintenance backup in detail (for example PARALLELISM or BUFFERS). It seems that this is NOT possible at the moment. You can only configure some simple options like the target path for example, ...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Enhance Granularity; Manageability; and Restartability of Redirected Restores(RIMS)

We need the ability to be able to restart a redirected restore from the point of any failed step rather than going back to the very beginning and rerunning the entire operation. Further we would like the ability to provide container paths without ...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Synchronize HISTORY file with the TSM server object list.(RIMS)

Since the objects on the TSM server are expired remotely, DB2 is not aware of this because the local HISTORY file does not sync with TSM. What we are requesting is a method to synchronize DB2's HISTORY file with the TSM server object list. This wi...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Method to determine ETA to completion of Load copy-image replay(RIMS)

There is currently no method to determine an ETA to completion of the Load 'COPY YES' copy-image replay on Standby or during Rollfwd-Recovery. This is especially important in HADR scenario because while the copy-image is being replayed on Standby,...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Restore with a new table name

Add a new feature to allow to restore tablespaces with new names of tablespaces and tables
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration