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Db2

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UNLOAD Utility

The ability to UNLOAD a table (including using SQL) is required. Additionally, the ability to UNLOAD from an image COPY is required. We need the same type of capability that is available in Db2 for z/OS. We copy/migrate (via LOAD) data from one en...
1 day ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

External Table USING Options

Need to be able to create external table objects using all the "USING" options when writing to the file. The best example is that (VAR)CHAR type objects need to be written with "quoted" values (e.g., 'ABC",'DEF' written to the file instead of ABC,...
1 day ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

REORG Utility

The REORG utility (or a new utility) needs to be redesigned so that concurrent application modifications can continue while the REORG utility is running. This needs to be a TRUE "REORG" such that the data is unloaded in key order and put back in t...
1 day ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

LISTDEF (like) utility

This is required so that the ability to perform various utilities (e.g., REORG) on multiple objects (tablespaces and/or tables) can be performed utilizing a list of objects.
1 day ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

Image COPY utility

Need an image COPY utility so that individual tables and/or tablespaces can be backed up. This is required so that an object can be restored to the COPY that was taken without bringing HADR down.
1 day ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Under review

Enahncement to DB2_DEFER_MEMORY_COMMIT setting

Regarding the use of DB2_DEFER_MEMORY_COMMIT=ON. This env variable will defer memory commitment, asynchronously in the background, for faster completion of ACTIVATE DATABASE. This helps to improve the database activation for large memory systems w...
29 days ago in Db2 1 Under review

Ability to flush or clean up catalog cache

Larger catalog-related changes, like revoking privileges from many users at the same time, are also updating the catalog cache. The cache may hold invalidated or "orphaned" entries. Those entries are only removed in an asynchronous fashion. Until ...
2 months ago in Db2 1 Under review

Remote storage and datalake tables for Db2 on AIX

The feature is already available in Db2 for a while, but only supported in (Intel) Linux environments. Many large customers have their Db2 workloads on Power/AIX, benefitting from the platform. To keep Db2 as core component of lakehouse architectu...
9 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Not under consideration

Add support for APPL_ID in CREATE TRUSTED CONTEXT for LUW

In Db2 for z/OS the CREATE TRUSTED CONTEXT allows for the inclusion of JOBNAME.There is currently no equivalent in the Db2 LUW version as of 12.1. I would like to suggest that APPL_ID be added in Db2 LUW to give a similar functionality. This w...
6 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Under review

Integrated Cluster solution on AIX: Move from TSA to PowerHA

DB2 has moved from TSA (Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms) to Pacemaker as integrated clustering solution on Linux. We use TSA in production, and we think this is a wise move, as TSA is not robust and manageable enough for a dependable s...
2 months ago in Db2 / pureScale 9 Not under consideration

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