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    SHUTDOWN DB2 WHEN RACF EXIT FAILURE

    After RACF EXIT is abending and failing , DB2 is changing back to Native DB2 Auth checking , If you migrated to RACF exit this can lead to unwanted behavior , we would want a ZPARM or OPTION to make DB2 shutdown if the RACF EXIT is not wokring
    about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

    Provide partition load for multiple partitions

    GGDB212007 Provide a parameter for a partition range and/or partition listing like reorg utility does, e.g. -> PART (18:20, 22, 25)
    almost 14 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    DSM Explain profile

    Hello, Our idea is to use DSM so that users, authenticated in DSM with administrator profile, can do EXPLAIN without the need to have DB2 z/OS operation user credentials, as in the case of Data Collection Credentials. We have a generic user create...
    about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    SQL Tuning Services and full support of Security mechanism 18

    We are about to finish the installation of SQL Tuning Services in our sandbox environment. What we learnt last week from Xuqin Zhao at the IBM lab is that the product currently not fully support Security mechanism 18, especially for db2_authid_R -...
    almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Symphony Host Factory leverages OpenShift/Kubernetes capacities

    Requesting support for a Symphony cluster deployed on-premise (existing standalone hosts) to use Host Factory to scale out to OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters (on-prem or in public cloud). It is our understanding that this is not supported by the cur...
    11 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Future consideration

    DB2 accounting SMF101 with reporting class

    The absence of report class in DB2 SMF record 101 is cumbersome for capacity management. Report Class is used for workload reporting and accounting. To match SMF 72 (values by report class) with SMF 101 (values by thread, i.e. for userid and other...
    over 14 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Correct wrong data in IFCID0172 QW0172HQ/QW0172Q1 when package changes occur during waiting/deadlocking

    The issue is that 1.- Thread 1 and Thread 2 get locks 2.- Thread 1 changes packages 3.- Thread 1 and 2 deadlock 4.- Thread 1 is chosen as blocker and deadlock processing uses user data from Thread 1's waiter, but the package dependent information ...
    over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Allow more granular control over what SQL will result in Statistics Profiles updates

    Unnecessary statistics can increase RUNSTATS collection elapsed and CPU time, sometimes exponentially, and impact BIND/PREPARE performance because the optimizer must read in all available statistics to determine what is and is not useful for each ...
    about 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

    Convert Db2 managed nonUTS workfile TSs for DGTT or SORT only without DROP/RECREATE by online REORG

    Starting with function level 13508 we can use workfile separation for DGTTs and SORT. We want to prevent that we have to drop and recreate all the existing nonUTS segmented workfiles. Wouldn't it be possible to convert them by ALTER and online REO...
    11 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

    Enable DSNTIAUL to generate NUMRECS in the punchdataset

    The UNLOAD using DSNUTILB generates the NUMRECS parameter which makes the Allocation of Sort/Workdatasets for the Load utility very effective. Because some collegues use IKJEFT01 (DSNTIAUL) for unloading data, we tried to use NUMRECS here also. Bu...
    about 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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