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Db2

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101 VOTE

automatically activate a database when DB2 LUW is started

See PMR 14855,227,000. We would like some way to automatically activate a specific database when a DB2 instance is started without the use of external scripts or DB2 APIs.
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 6 Planned for future release

Include latest Java version for DB2 in interim Fixes and special builds

DB2 special builds that address security vulnerabilities do not include the latest available Java version for DB2. If you update Java for DB2 to the latest available version on FixCentral and later apply a special build, Java is replaced with an o...
5 months ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Support local authentication method to manage credentials on DB2 using Hashicorp Vault

Customers who are using local authentication for Informix need a way to utilize the password management features for Hashicorp Vault https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/secrets/databases/db2
about 2 months ago in Db2 / Security 0 Submitted
122 VOTE

Support of RUNSTATS of range-partitioned tables on single partition

RUNSTATS on range-partitioned tables always runs on allpartitions. If all indexes are partitioned, a RUNSTATS of a singlePartition would be helpful.
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Future consideration

Add a field in MON_GET_TABLE function to check whether Restrict on drop is enabled or not for a table

Missing Restrict on Drop clause while creating table can be costly! (DB2LUW) DB2 LUW provides a clause called "Restrict on drop". This clause should be used while creating a table. With Alter statement it can be disabled too. Why missing this clau...
5 months ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 2 Functionality already exists

Generating monitor report by schema name in Data Management Console

When creating monitor reports in DMC, the granularity for reports is the whole database, e.g. reports can be generated only at the database level. If there are several schemas in the same database, the abbility to generate reports at the schema le...
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 2 Under review

Make RESYNC port secured

Why is it useful?Making the DB2 resync port secure will protect it from getting hacked or allowing unsecured connections to a port that could be used to serve data from the mainframe for nefarious purposes beyond two-phase commit work. Who would b...
10 months ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers 0 Planned for future release

Review automatic prefetch

This IDEA it to request a more dynamic management of PREFETCHSIZE when it is set to AUTOMATIC. The documentation states: "The database updates the prefetch size automatically whenever the number of containers in a table space changes (following su...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Workload Management 2 Not under consideration

Conversion DECIMAL do CHAR

We are in the process of migrating data from Db2 z/OS to Db2 LUW. In our many programs we convert DECIMAL data into CHAR, e.g. to display it on the reports in a readable format. Unfortunatelly Db2 LUW formats data diffrently than Db2 z/OS. Let us ...
10 months ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Submitted

Db2u without OpenShift

We have a cloud-native strategy that Db2u fits better than most other RDBMSes. We also have a fairly mature Kubernetes infrastructure. We would really like to run db2u on native Kubernetes, without OpenShift.
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Operating System/Virtualization 2 Future consideration