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Db2

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Add Q Replication Monitoring to Db2 Console

IBM configuration, management, and monitoring GUI tooling for the IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR) Q Replication component is comprised of Q Replication Dashboard (deprecated) and Replication Center (sort of deprecated) with prior hints that...
about 4 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Allow to switch off username conversion to lowercase

We are currently using Db2, SLES11, RACF/LDAP (zOS). Application users (personalized users, not system users) connecting to Db2 are defined in RACF/LDAP. Db2 user authentication and authorization is using Transparent LDAP, accessing RACF/LDAP....
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

DB2HOST variable needed for PureScale to redirect and define IP to participating subnet's

In Db2 PureScale GDPC the Db2 cluster is distributed on 2 different physical locations and a Quorum Host (tie breaker node) on a 3rd location.The general Db2 install routines use the 'system hostname' (gethostbyname) for the ongoing install proced...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Not under consideration

Make DB2_USE_ALTERNATE_PAGE_CLEANING=ON the default

DB2_USE_ALTERNATE_PAGE_CLEANING is of great benefit for performance and scalability since it was introduced in v8. It's now the default in pureScale and BLU environments, so why can't we make it the default all around?
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Configuration Parameters 0 Not under consideration

Make the Db2 jdbc driver available in public Maven repository

Copy of an idea from here: https://ibmcloud.ideas.aha.io/ideas/IDEA-I-2616.One thing I really like about open source databases is that they are so easy to start developing with.In java for example, I can create a project add the maven details for ...
about 6 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Make NUMBLOCKPAGES automatic/self tuned

Make the value of NUMBLOCKPAGES to be automatically computed as a percentage of the total number of pages in a bufferpool AND/OR make at least the update of such value an online operation.
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Operating System/Virtualization 0 Not under consideration

Recover should better support offline backups

Recover should better support offline backups. Using a log archive mode database it is possible to restore an offline backup using recover. It is necessary to specify the 'End Time' of the offline backup, otherwise recover would choose an older ba...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Index reorg information in a SNAP* view or a MON_GET* table function

Please make index reorganization progress (not table reorganization) accessible via a MON_GET* table function. Right now, it is only available via db2pd -d dbname -reorg -indexes and that is nearly impossible to parse via script.
almost 9 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

DB2 database in a read only mode

Ability to place a DB2 database in a read only mode for a period of time. Out side of the "db2 set write suspend for database" or a quiesce.
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Tables/Index (Range MQ MDC etc.) 1 Not under consideration

Create a tool in db2 luw that is provided to be fully STIG compliant, like the 'security_compliance_manager' in IIAS.

To improve the security of db2 luw, please create a tool that is provided to be fully compliant with the STIG, like the 'security_compliance_manager' in IIAS. I know you have plans for a CIS benchmark, but please create a tool that is STIG complia...
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration