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Db2

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Invoke the DB2 call-out scripts (COS) for ALL First Occurrence Data Collection (FODC) events

Currently the DB2 call-out scripts (COS) will not be invoked for all ALL First Occurrence Data Collection (FODC) events. For instance the only time that FODC_AppErr% events will invoke the db2cos script is when the condition happens on a sub-agent...
about 9 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Not under consideration

db2ReadLog API looks for pruned log files.

db2ReadLog API tries to read already pruned logs and returns error code SQL1273N with error message "An operation reading the logs on database "****" cannot continue because of a missing log file "S0000012.LOG" on database partition "0" and log st...
over 4 years ago in Db2 5 Not under consideration

Federation JDBC Wrappre to Cassandra support

Officially support and optimize performance from Federation (Db2 Linux/Unix/Windows) server to Cassandra database Improve data type mappings between Cassandra and Db2. Accessing Cassndra via Federation JDBC wrapper using Cassandra driver from www....
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Not under consideration

DB2 processes such as db2ckpwd and db2wdog run as root

The DB2 processes such as db2ckpwd and db2wdog run as root, which results in elevated system level access by those processes. Since root access is elevated system level access, a malicious user may gain access to other OS level APIs/processes and ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Not under consideration

db2iupgrade and db2ckupgrade should work with external security plugin like Centrify

When having a security plugin like Centrify, to authenticate local and AD users, the commands for upgrade do not work, even if explicitly credentials are provided. It is necessary to remove the Centrify configuration, then upgrade, and finally put...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Not under consideration

Differentiate between Read and Write IO performance (Overhead and TransferRate) and optimise accordingly

Background: Db2 is sensitive to IO performance, and compiles access plans accordingly to optimise IO versus CPU costs. At the tablespace level, average Overhead and TransferRate are configured in units of milliseconds. Issue: customers such as our...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 0 Not under consideration

using none unique index to accelerate update and delete on column-organized

there is a limitation (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.perf.doc/doc/r0061828.html) Update and delete operations that use an index scan on a column-organized table are not supported by the FETCH opera...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / BLU Acceleration 0 Not under consideration

Support for minimally logged indexes on HADR-enabled databases

Provide ability to create non-logged (or minimally logged) indexes on HADR-enabled databases such that they get created on the standby databases as well.
about 7 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 0 Not under consideration

db2val should allow to receive credencial as parameters

The db2val command cannot check databases when using a external security plugin like Centrify. In this case, this command should allow to specify the user and password to connect to a database.
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Not under consideration

Send alert in case no connection to database could be performed

We have several times the situation that DSM is not able to connect to a database.
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration