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Db2

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DB2 processes such as db2ckpwd and db2wdog run as root

The DB2 processes such as db2ckpwd and db2wdog run as root, which results in elevated system level access by those processes. Since root access is elevated system level access, a malicious user may gain access to other OS level APIs/processes and ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Not under consideration

db2iupgrade and db2ckupgrade should work with external security plugin like Centrify

When having a security plugin like Centrify, to authenticate local and AD users, the commands for upgrade do not work, even if explicitly credentials are provided. It is necessary to remove the Centrify configuration, then upgrade, and finally put...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Not under consideration

use of SET CURRENT APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY for ONLINECHECK in db2sqljcustomize command

The SQLJ Profile Customizer command db2sqljcustomize (described in the DB2 11 for z/OS Application Programming Guide and Reference for Java) with the options -onlinecheck YES and -genDBRM is used to create a DB2 z/OS DBRM for a SQLJ Java program. ...
over 9 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Planned for future release

Differentiate between Read and Write IO performance (Overhead and TransferRate) and optimise accordingly

Background: Db2 is sensitive to IO performance, and compiles access plans accordingly to optimise IO versus CPU costs. At the tablespace level, average Overhead and TransferRate are configured in units of milliseconds. Issue: customers such as our...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

using none unique index to accelerate update and delete on column-organized

there is a limitation (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.perf.doc/doc/r0061828.html) Update and delete operations that use an index scan on a column-organized table are not supported by the FETCH opera...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / BLU Acceleration 0 Not under consideration

Support for minimally logged indexes on HADR-enabled databases

Provide ability to create non-logged (or minimally logged) indexes on HADR-enabled databases such that they get created on the standby databases as well.
about 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Not under consideration

db2val should allow to receive credencial as parameters

The db2val command cannot check databases when using a external security plugin like Centrify. In this case, this command should allow to specify the user and password to connect to a database.
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Send alert in case no connection to database could be performed

We have several times the situation that DSM is not able to connect to a database.
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Upgrade Struts 2.5.26 that is packaged as part of Rational Developer for i

IBM RDI 9.6.0.11 includes struts2-core-2.5.26.jar in the Webcontent > WebINF > lib folder when a new Webfacing project is created in RDI. This version of struts2 jar is vulnerable to a security vulnerability as per Whitesource, with id CVE-2...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 2 Future consideration

Slow database activate

DB activation is too slow because of lots of tablespace containers. My customer think so much time is spent to check or open all tablespace containers. Please consider design change for faster activation.
about 7 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration