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Db2

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Improve SQL0293N when creating database on 4K sector size disk

On CREATE DATABASE db2 reports a very generic error message SQL0293N when there is a write access to a 4K sector size disk. Instead should do a check when creating containers e.g. read 512 bytes, if this does not work, read 4K block. If 4K block c...
2 months ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Future consideration

Rebuild BLU columnar dictionaries and recompress data in BLU columnar tables

An engineered capability is required to automatically rebuild an optimal BLU columnar compression dictionary and recompress BLU columnar tables. A technique is needed to easily rebuild and recompress columnar tables like we have for adaptive compr...
over 1 year ago in Db2 / BLU Acceleration 0 Future consideration

externalize generic runstats information for XML columns in SYSCAT.COLUMNS

Currently RUNSTATS does not store generic statistical results for XML columns in SYSCAT.COLUMNS - as it does for other data types -, like numnulls etc.This information in SYSCAT.COLUMNS is used for administrative, automated tasks worldwide, but ca...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 2 Future consideration

Db2 exporter

Kindly help build Db2 native and/or Sql based exporter. This exporter should be developed in such a way that It should be non-intrusive & no performance impact to the databases which are being monitored, Similar to nosql db metrics exporter av...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console / Monitoring 0 Future consideration

Provide LOBS support for columns over 32kb

There is currently no LOBS support for columns over 32kb in BigSQL Hadoop tables. For column which size is over 32KB, there's a limitation on the DDL when creating the table (maximum size is 32672), hence whole data/string couldn't be retrieved wh...
over 3 years ago in Db2 / BigSQL 0 Future consideration

Ability to keep configuration parameters in sync on HADR standby databases

Currently configuration parameter changes (db2set, dbm cfg and db cfg) on HADR primary database do not propogate to the standby databases. Having an optional clause or switch to propogate the config changes will ensure that on failover to standby ...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Future consideration

Create a "RUNSTATS Check" report similar to the REORGCHK

Although there is an Automated RUNSTATS, some people prefer to execute RUNSTATS manually. Having some ability to run a report that "Recommends" that a table should have a RUNSTATS performed would assist in making decisions. with thousands of table...
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Future consideration

purescale support HADR ROS

System: DB2 LUW pureScaleActor: User needing HADR read of standby on pureScale environmentNow db2 V10.5 and above had provided HADR component for pureScale but missed Read of standby feature. Description: some customer had used HADR ROS feature on...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 2 Future consideration

DB2 database backup on Google cloud storage

We can utilize Google cloud storage directly for the database backups.
2 months ago in Db2 / Db2 on Cloud 1 Future consideration

Activity event monitor and CGTT

Usually section actuals after being prepared with explain_from_activity and db2exfmt has a section called “Runtime statistics for objects Used in Access Plan”. This section has valuable information for the problem analysis. If a Statement uses Cre...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 1 Future consideration

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