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Db2 for z/OS

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RUNSTATS DIRECTORY (DSNDB01) TABLESPACES

Till now (DB2 12) it is not allowed to run RUNSTATS on the directory tablespaces.Because of features like LOB COMPRESSION or SPT01 COMPRESSION it is strongly recommended to have the possibility to run RUNSTATS on the directory tablespaces. We have...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Remove a thread in DB2 which becomes COMMITTED-H or ABORTED with command -RESET INDOUBT IPADDR(*) FORCE without STOP DDF

Change the way to remove a thread which becomes COMMITTED-H or ABORTED-H after a RECOVER INDOUBT is to execute command -RESET INDOUBT IPADDR(*) FORCE without stopping the DDF
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

REPORT RECOVERY - new syntax requested to externalise just the image copy and log datasets

REPORT RECOVERY provides the CURRENT and SUMMARY keywords but even for these options the job output is either very verbose (Unit of Recovery, SYSCOPY entries, Archive log datasets, volume numbers for the LOG datasets etc) or too little (just the v...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add Bufferpool ID # to SMF 100/2 DNSDQDBP

Hello z/OS DB2, I am processing the SMF 100 subtype 1 and subtype 2 records and match upthe buffer pool data. In the SMF 100/1 DSNDQBST section, the buffer pools are identified by a buffer pool ID number. On the SMF 100/2 records, DNSDQDBP section...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Planned for future release

DB2 for z/OS: Ability to Retrieve Output SP Parameters Into Global Variables in Dynamic CALL

Add the ability to retrieve output and inout parameter values into global variables in dynamic stored procedure calls. Need this functionality for DB2 for z/OS. Apparently, it already exists for DB2 LUW.
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Under review

I would like an easy way to validate that a bound query is used to hint a dynamic query

Today, it is easy to validate that a bound query is used as a hint to a static query. After all, there is a column updated in PLAN_TABLE when the package is bound that exploits the bound query. But, it becomes difficult to know if a dynamic query ...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Use Limitkeys as histogram-stats, if appropriate

Recently we had a Performance Problem where I was requested to collect histogram-stats for a column, which matches the partitioning column. Because this was a big table, running this runstats took about 9 hours to complete. If limitkeys could serv...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Limit access to stop audit traces

We suggest that audit traces including class 11 can only be stopped be authids authorized to access the Db2 audit policy profile by a z/OS® security product. For compliance reasons (e.g. PCI DSS), we need to be able to document activities perf...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

High CPU utilisation in CF structure xxxx_SCA

We have noticed that the structure DB2P_SCA in production the reason for high CPU consumption in the Coupling Facility is. Our reporting proofs this behaviour. We opened a case and did a deeper dive with IBM’s experts into. At the end we can say t...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Modify redirected recovery to recover FROM tablespace where you can SELECT/UNLOAD and not require RECOVERAUTH.

The relatively new Db2 utility enhancement of redirected recovery is very useful When recovering a target tablespace from another tablespace one must essentially have database RECOVERAUTH on the source tablespace and the target tablespace. (please...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Functionality already exists