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Db2u (oltp) Containerized deployments: Enable PIT recovery with snapshot backups

In a Db2u (oltp) deployment on OpenShift, the current snapshot-based backup and restore process (e.g., via OADP/Fusion recipes) exhibits a critical limitation regarding point-in-time recovery (PITR). Db2u startup scripts automatically resume datab...
6 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Container Submitted

Provide more granularity writing to the db2opstats.log

Currently the db2opstats log is either ON or OFF via the registry variable DB2_OPTSTATS_LOG. The suggestion is to add granularity options 1-4 similar to the same options for the db2diag.log . This would allow users some level of control on the amo...
17 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise Submitted

Request to add password policy expiration date and policy NAME to console API metadata, as well as ability to generate automated notification ahead of password expiration.

In the Db2 Warehouse on Cloud console, under the Administration -> User Management -> Password Policies, a custom password policy can be configured with a defined expiration date. However, the "users" console API operation does not currently...
18 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Submitted

Db2 Pacemaker - HADR - Adding move option in db2cm utility for HADR

Currently, move option in db2cm utility is only applicable for mutufailover configuration and lookinng for the same option for HADR as well. This helps to avoid login to standby instance and issuing takeover manually to trigger the move option. Pa...
20 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise Needs more information

Db2 Pacemaker Mutualfaiover -add all Filesysystems releated to db2 instance & database as part of configuration

Mutual failover meant for Db2 shared storage between primary and secondary servers and all FS related to instance/db would be up and running on primary. Current Mutual failover configuration consists of ./db2cm -create -dbmount option but it is no...
20 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise Future consideration

Extend allowed length of diagnostics via MESSAGE_TEXT

When migrating a Db2 connection from the legacy Db2 for i / iSeries setup to the newer Db2 LUW-style .NET provider using the Net.IBM.Data.Db2 NuGet package, we encountered a problem. In the old iSeries situation, custom error messages raised throu...
24 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers Submitted

specify index to use for particular sql statement within optimizer

We are using IBM MAS Manage. When a user clicks "All Records" under Work Order Tracking, the application issues the SQL statement SELECT * FROM WORKORDER ORDER BY REPORTDATE DESC against the IBM Db2 database. We observed that the Db2 optimizer ign...
25 days ago in Db2 / Db2 Warehouse Submitted

Pruning of recovery history file shouldn't block db2logw process

Hi IBM team, We have an environment that generated a lof of archived logs. We tried to perform DB Online backup every week but can't be completed due to various reason. The platform has parameter AUTO_DEL_REC_OBJ set to ON with NUM_REC_RETENTION t...
25 days ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise Under review

SSH certificate for DB2 Purescale user authentication

Our customer has a DB2 Purescale environment configred, that was configured by default with ssh keys per product specification. But per Customer requirements, they need to replace ssh keys with ssh certificates, but DB2 does not currently test or ...
about 1 month ago in Db2 / pureScale Under review

Please enable ASLR

My company, a financial firm, uses Center for Internet Security (CIS) baselines as a configuration standard for OS and database platforms. CIS baselines for RHEL indicate that a feature named Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) should be ena...
about 1 month ago in Db2 / Db2 on-premise Submitted