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Db2

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Restore with SHOW MASTER KEY DETAILS requires db entry in list db drirectory

To know master key details, SHOW MASTER KEY DETAILS require db entry in list db directory otherwise it creates new entry. To get the details from backup image on production system - requires prod db to be down which is not feasible.
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

EHL mode enhancement in pureScale.

Although the feature was enabled by mimicking a sysplex,, it is impossible to apply in the real world.The first reason is that the performance overhead is too much when switching from the not shared state to the shared stateSecondly, it is impossi...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

Removing the need for local OS users for installing and using DB2

DB2 Database needs 2 local OS users, db2inst1 and db2fenc1. Can this dependency be removed?
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

deadlock better diagnostic page dump in DIAGPATH

Ref TS000003442, PMR 68950,664,706Ref PMR 67845,664,706In case a deadlock occurs on MDC tables on BID index, diagnostic from Locking Event Monitor is not sufficient to understand deadlock. We need to understand data in conflict pages to check acce...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

SPM_MAX_RESYNC

PMR = TS000006879 Please provide a better description at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.config.doc/doc/r0000341.html for SPM_MAX_RESYNC
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

Better performance of Java table routines

The existing Db2 interface for developing table functions in Java programming language is not designed for performance, because:(a) It requires a separate native (JNI, e.g. Java-to-C) call for setting each field value for each output row(b) It imp...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Tolerance for system clock backward in DPF

The system clock may be changed forward, then be changed back. Some IUD operations fail in a DPF database if the time difference between the forward point and backward point is greater than the value specified by dbm parameter MAX_TIME_DIFF. Hope ...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Not under consideration

Undo logs are unacceptably large for DELETE statements that require deletion via a cursor.

Submitted on behalf of Gregor Hack (ghack@zeb.de). Undo logs are unacceptably large for DELETE statements that require deletion via a cursor or a truncate of previously partitioned tables.
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

Import and AUTH_LIST* support for implicit trusted context connection

Trusted context is a very good security mecanism to promote a user from an application server to a specific role. We face 2 problems:- SADMIN needs to do IMPORT REPLACE actions that fail.l- we have no visilibilty from AUTH_LIST_AUTHORITIES_FOR_AUT...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

db2stop needs to be collecting the information IBM support require for diagnosing their own code and problem

DB2 should generate stacks to troubleshoot its own code, db2stop needs to be collecting the information IBM support require for diagnosing their own code and problem
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration