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Db2

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Avoidance of deadlock error in DB2 partitioning environment

After our customer delete and create the original table of view table with the partitioning environment, deadlock occurs when they access the view table from each partition at the same time.The view table is invalid when the original table is dele...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Technote Searchable Index

Document Change Request: please supply a searchable index of all DB2 technotes - titles and URLs are all that's required. You will get 254 results (today), most of these will not be technotes and only if you are lucky will the one technote on the ...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Serviceability 0 Not under consideration

Compression of Primary Key Indexes with Version 10.1 FP 5

While doing some testing with, we noticed that when you create a table compressed, that ALL indexes automatically get compressed. We found out that we have the ability to specify "normal" indexes without compression, but you can not have an uncomp...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 1 Not under consideration

DB level default table and index compression parameters

Have a database parameter for the default table compression type, and another for the default index compression type.
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 0 Not under consideration

pureScale Online node removal

Topic : Moving a DB2 member or a cluster caching facilityURL : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.sd.doc/doc/t0056896.html?lang=en It mentions about the procedure :To move the only DB2 member: 1) Stop t...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Functionality already exists

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

allow ORACLE RAW(n) data to be used in a FS pushdown function

what reported in PMR 12893,227,000 treated as expected and a RFE suggested to help address the need
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0

Increase the maximum allowed size of DB2 V10.5 data types in create nickname

SQL Create Nickname statement returns the following error:SQL0901N The SQL statement failed because of a non-severesystem error. Subsequent SQL statements can be processed. (Reason "Invalid nickname column length". SQLSTATE=58004, SQLCODE=-901, DR...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Not under consideration

Enhancements to DB2 Ingest

In DB2 Ingest , need an option to specify that character delimiters are to be parsed as column data, when the data files do not have a character delimiters, like nochardel file type modifier in load.
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Eliminate the restriction of IB and RoCE mixture for db2iupdt in pureScale

We are promoting the Technical Partnership with Huawei in China, and make more customer use DB2 database with Huawei Hardware (FusionServer as High performance computer, and FusionCube as the use-as-box-open). In typical DB2 pureScale configuratio...
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Not under consideration