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Support the arrow keys in Db2 CLP on Linux

The Db2 CLP, since decades, does not handle arrow keys. This makes it hard to quickly go back to previous commands and edit statements. It's a nuisance to most Db2 users. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62298637/using-arrow-keys-within-db2...
about 6 hours ago in Db2 / Db2 Tools 0 Submitted

Reduce DSNB555I messages

Hi, this idea is related case TS020701291 - Excessive number of DSNB555I messages. We are working for improve performance on DB2 applications and a important point is BufferPools with AUTOSIZE(Y) and PGFIX(Y), but we found that every WLM action se...
2 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Submitted

The basic commands should have an option to output machine processable format like JSON

Using automation tools like Ansible would benefit greatly if commands like db2cm, db2ls, db2 li node/db directory, db2 db/dbm cfg and so on would be able output in JSON format.
10 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

Separate Privilege to Use db2ReadLog API

Our CDC-Replication Tool needed the DBADM Privilege to use the db2ReadLog API, but this is to much for us DBA. With this Login, the could destroy our Database!
11 days ago in Db2 / Replication 0 Submitted

IBM Db2 Bridge support on AIX and SuSE Linux (SLES)

We use Db2 LUW exlusively on the AIX and SuSE Linux platforms. It would be very advantagous and a mandatory framework conditon in our company, if Db2 Bridge will also supported on this platforms.
14 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Bridge 0 Submitted

Skip db2prereqcheck for x86 Linux packages as an option

db2prereqcheck may still "complain" about missing x86 Linux packages. Example: [root@db2v121vm1 ~] # cat /etc/os-release NAME= "Red Hat Enterprise Linux" VERSION= "9.2 (Plow)" [...] [root@db2v121vm1 server] # ./db2prereqcheck -i -l 32-Bit "/lib/li...
16 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 0 Submitted

Prompt to confirm the Takeover

In certain scenarios a Tablespace wouldn't have a NORMAL state at the Standby database. Depending on how important is that Tablespace and if it would be easily get back to NORMAL state or not, the user could decide to decline the Takeover. A table...
24 days ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Submitted

Change DB2_DATABASE_CF_MEMORY to automatic without having to stop the entire instance.

The client switched to the Db2 LUW PURESCALE solution for high availability, but noticed that some parameters, including DB2_DATABASE_CF_MEMORY, cause unavailability when changed. The client requests that this parameter be dynamic so as not to shu...
24 days ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Submitted

SQL0659N to supply relevant data

When a query fails with SQL0659 ("Maximum size of a table object has been exceeded") there is no indication of which object is at fault. In the execution I am examining there is also nothing relevant in the diagnostic log. An indication in the err...
25 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise 1 Submitted

Clear presentation in section_actuals, which part of the plan is currently running

It should be clear in section_actuals which part of the plan has actually "run" Please mark non-accessed lolepops as "-1" , "NA" in the section_actuals column of the activity table (event monitor for activities). Then this can be distinguished fro...
25 days ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Submitted