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Db2

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Formula-based MAX_QUERYDEGREE settings.

MAX_QUERYDEGREE allows to specify the maximum degree of parallelism for a query. The setting of ANY is usually to aggressive for typical Db2 SAP systems. Specifying an absolute value has the disadvantage of having to adjust the parameter for every...
over 6 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

when editing connection you can activate the option to initialize HADR

When editing the connection, the option to initialize HADR will appear on the screen. Today this option is only possible for new connections or databases. However, every old database can become a HADR.
10 months ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 1 Submitted

Online Reorg takes 10 times the size of the table in logs to complete

Note - case id TS000861837 (it won't let me inter this in the pmr)See example provided in pmr.Some table take more than 10 times the size of the table in logs to complete.There seems to be very little in the way of documentation that I or the pmr ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

db2luw purescale support for RoCE V2

Consider certifying and enhancing db2 purescale product with support for cisco ACI network fabric [ spine and leaf architecture ] environment for RoCE V2. We currently are not able to deploy purescale with our ACI network infrastructure and use Ro...
about 5 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1

db2adutl to report the size of objects stored on TSM

db2adutl to report the size of objects stored on TSM Determining the size of a DB2 backup object https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/determining-size-db2-backup-object describes a workaround for the missing functionality in db2adutl. It should be ab...
almost 4 years ago in Db2 0

timeout option for log archiving sessions / db2vend on WINDOWS

We work with DB2 on WINDOWS and an external vendor (EMC Networker) for backups and archive logging. If network or the vendor have a problem, the archive logging forever tries to use the vendor process and in the meantime writes to a FAILARCHPATH o...
over 8 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Detect corrupted synopsis tables online

There is a need to report all corrupted synopsis tables online. Currently, db2dart /crs can do it per table and it's done offline.
over 5 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

Better Graphs and no sortheap spikes after DMC

More clarity of graphs values, easier to interpret graphs Sort heap spikes cause perf issues after DMC, No spikes i future versions will improve DB performance for all
5 months ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 1 Under review

Can't create a nickname on a table containing a STRUCT datatype

Can'create a nickname on a DRDA table containing a geospatial column . Problem description and business impact Using DB2 ESE 10.5 FP8 (and the Spatial Extender component) on Redhat 7.2, I can't create a column on a DRDA remote table containing the...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Db2 Federation 0 Not under consideration

MON_GET_CONNECTION is lacking CODEPAGE of connection

A 3rd party application connects to Db2 and we get SQL0302. The 3rd party vendor figures out, it is a double conversion to UTF-8One of the most valuable debugging informations was the codepage of the connection to the database, which is available ...
over 6 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration