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Db2 for z/OS

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Simplified compression dictionary management and its availability for CDC tables

Hello, we would need a simplified compression dictionary management.Currently, Db2 permanently stores the compression dictionaries for compressed tablespaces in: 1. the dictionary pages in the tablespaces and image copies, 2. the Db2 log after REO...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

zOS DB2 support for EDITPROC and FIELDPROC for I306 log records.

DB2 for zOS does not support EDITPROC and FIELDPROC automatically like it supports compression and other conversions for I306 records. We have customers who ask for this and we can't support this feature but apparently others can through USERMODs ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhance Db2 command: DISPLAY .. CLAIMERS

Display … claimers seems to hang.The wait Situation occurs when e.g.An ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN has to wait for an active statement to commit.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

Show Encryption on dataset level

ADMIN_DS_LIST Output Shows a line per dataset.The request is to add a column which Shows wether the dataset is encypted or not.
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered

More efficient way of freeing or deleting a bind copy for trigger packages.

We would like a way to free or delete bind copy for trigger packages. You can delete/free rows from the bindcopy tables for triggers. For packages you use the FREE PACKAGE command with the PLANMGMT (INACTIVE) parm Ex. FREE PACKAGE - (AM.AMPILN.(AM...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide a smarter refresh mechanism for RLF

Since Db2 version 12 changes in the RLF (resource limit facility) control tables no more longer become active automatically.After updating/inserting/deleting rows in the RLF control table we have to stop and restart RLF via a command. Please provi...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

DB2 Distributed Thread - hidden high CPU consumption

DB2 Distributed thread with long-running OPEN CURSOR is difficult to detect in DB2 monitors. The CPU consumption is not returned until the OPEN CURSOR completes . If the thread is cancelled while still in the OPEN CURSOR, the Accounting CPU consum...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

Passphrase support for JDBC Type-2 Connection to DB2/zOS

System: Db2 z/OSActor: New Feature: Type-2 JCBC-Connection with passphrases support. In some cases we have to use Type-2 JDBC database connection along with passphrases. Actually, this feature is currently not supported as we tested following setu...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Delivered

TCP/IP SERVICES AVAILABLE for SECPORT

Startup messages when DB2 is brought up will display the status of the standard DRDA DDF port via the DSNL519I message:DSNL519I -DXXX DSNLILNR TCP/IP SERVICES AVAILABLE 567 FOR DOMAIN domain.com AND PORT 999. DB2 does not display an equivalent mes...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhancement for IRLM Global Deadlock Detection Process

Enhance the IRLM Global Deadlock Detection process so that a long list of waiters for a single resource does not impact entire datasharing group. Per pmr 24137 while performing the deadlock detection, the irlm main latch is held preventing other i...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered