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Db2

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Change the "Pending Backup State" to NO when backup is done to /dev/null

There can be situations where customer wants to switch from circular logging to Archival logging and vice versa. Currently, when a switch from Circular Logging to Archive Logging is requested, Db2 sets the database state in "Backup Pending" state ...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 7 Functionality already exists

Need the ability to fix corrupted synopsis tables

Once DB24LUW-I-841 is implemented (ability to detect corrupted synopsis tables online), then we need the ability to fix them online.
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Compression 1 Not under consideration

Improve access plan resolution for SELECT MAX() (or MIN()) statements on range-partitioned tables with local (partitioned)

Context: range partitioned table with partitioned indexes A SELECT MAX() statement is issued on a field that is not the part of the partitioned key. The query is resolved by performing a full index scan on a partitioned index on that field. That i...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 3 Not under consideration

IBM should consider releasing Db2 database software as an RPM

We currently create our own RPMs from the database software downloaded from Passport Advantage. This is time consuming and can be eliminated by having IBM package and distribute their software as an RPM for easier consumption like other DBMS vendo...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 2 Future consideration

dmctop - add interval and samples for background data collection

Like db2top, dmctop needs the capability to collect data using -i (interval in seconds) and -s (number of samples) when collecting data in background mode (-b).
over 1 year ago in Db2 / DMCtop 0 Not under consideration

DB2_BAR_STATS table view

Add a table view for the bar stats output
almost 10 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

Generate UUIDs in DB2

Oracle (sorry to compare!) has ability to generate a UID. We are looking for this function in DB2 Zos and LUW. Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) -- In Oracle Oracle sequences are frequently used to provide unique numbers for primary keys where an...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Application Development / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Incremental backup of LOBS

Incremental backup of db2 should do INCREMENTAL backup of Large Objects (Blobs, Clobs etc). I am referencing this two limitations: 1. If a table space contains long field or large object data and an incremental backup is taken, all of the long fie...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 0 Not under consideration

REST API call from stored procedure

Calling Watson APIs directly from DB through stored procedures like in DB2 with DB2XML.HTTPGETCLOB function.This feature would allow to build more integrated and more simple workflow for our Clients. Watson NLU, NLC, Translator are in use at this ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 0 Not under consideration

LOAD to COMMIT extent allocation

LOAD is today a single transaction. It does not create much log volume, but LOAD might run long if lots of data need to be loaded. This can lead to log full disk situation, if concurrent transactions create a large log volume.The extent allocation...
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration