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Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover

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Pause an online DB2 LUW backup

We would like the ability to pause an online backup in DB2 LUW, then resume it later. Although I selected Linux for the operating system, I would like to see if available on Unix and Windows also.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration

Need real timestamp in backup images

Customer would like to have the backup image "timestamp" be generated with correlation to the real timestamp.
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Faster TSP recovery

TS recovery is doable but not trusted due to cross TS dependecies and various log related dependencies. A TS recovery is not as isolated as it appers and is complicated at restore time as you then find out all the interdependencies of a TS restore...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

VLDB Strategy for historcal databases using RP for time segmentation

We have many VLDB (100tb) databases that are created in a historical design using RPs. We would like to just backup and restore the latest dates or tablespaces. It a diaster recovery scnario, we would like to restore the latest TS's in a descendin...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Restore only data

It should be allowed to restore only the data of a table if the data and indexes of a table are stored in different tablespaces.
about 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Restore from an inline load copy in replace mode

Restore from an inline load copy in replace mode. Currently, we are obliged to restore from the backup first and after to rollforward so that the load backup were used. It makes sense for a load in insert mode, but for a load in replace mode, it i...
about 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Method to determine ETA to completion of Load copy-image replay(RIMS)

There is currently no method to determine an ETA to completion of the Load 'COPY YES' copy-image replay on Standby or during Rollfwd-Recovery. This is especially important in HADR scenario because while the copy-image is being replayed on Standby,...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Enhance Granularity; Manageability; and Restartability of Redirected Restores(RIMS)

We need the ability to be able to restart a redirected restore from the point of any failed step rather than going back to the very beginning and rerunning the entire operation. Further we would like the ability to provide container paths without ...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

see PMR 60660.122.000

see PMR 60660,122,000
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration