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Db2 for z/OS

Implement the same logic for TERMINATE Connection as for CREATE Connection (PH67087)

We want to tune our MAXDBAT values based on workload related DBAT processing. But currently the counters like QDSTHWAT are overloaded by the TERMINATE connection processing. For CREATE Connection ther eis already an APAR which solves this problem ...
about 1 month ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

REORG utility does not fix UNLOAD and RELOAD task relation

In case of ALTER LIMITKEY the UNLOAD and RELOAD task fix relation could end up in the fact that REORG can use only one task for UNLOAD and hence one task for RELOAD. This impacts REORG utility performance. In our case one UNLOAD/RELOAD task versus...
2 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

APCompare(warning) info when there is a autorebind

After a production issue due changing Db2 object sql path was changed, we implementing in our shop to use always APCompare(warning) . This works ok for 99% of our changes but some changes in prod that afterwards gets autorebind of packages can sti...
4 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Make DBET selectable

It would be useful in many different situations if the DBET could be read via SQL, similar to some tables in the Db2 directory.
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Syntax-Verification of DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES entries upon insert / update

Db2 Systemprofiles are configured via the two tables DSN_PROFILE_TABLE and DSN_PROFILE_ATTRIBUTES and are filled by the customer. Some fields are restricted to specific values for proper function. However, there is no errorhandling, in case of inv...
6 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Make Auto-start of PROFILE More Robust

We have experienced PROFILE auto-start failure when the DB2 Recovery process was not complete. Hopefully, a change is made to the DB2 product to make auto-start succeed even in cases like that.
6 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

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...
6 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Raise BUFND in DSNJLSR and associated log access modules

Performance in all services which read log records from the log copies or from archive log, e.g. DSN1LOGP, RECOVER, Online REORG, BACKOUT processing, Db2 restart and probably some more. Tests were already done for the log access via DSNJLSR and th...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Deposit some information about latch status in HVCOMMON to avoid Db2 abend

Db2 abended due to EOM in one of its threads (in this case an online REORG). The request is that some more information about thread status is saved in common storage (e.g. HVCOMMON) to help SSSC to cleanup the job and to avoid that it must take do...
7 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

Add time option for expensive trace

I am hearing customers are having issues or aren't wanting to execute expensive traces due to risk. How about adding a timer option to these types of traces so they will run and then automatically turn off to prevent issues and help adoption/confi...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS Not under consideration

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