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db2diag installation for UNIX Db2 clients

If you are looking for connection errors of an UNIX Db2 client, you will find that db2diag is missing.
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Not under consideration

ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE STOP

Currently, ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE can be augmented with two optional clauses: ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE SUSPEND ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE RESUME We need ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE CANCEL or ALTER TABLESPACE ... REBALANCE STOP...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 1 Not under consideration

diag log search

DSM previously had a Diagnostic Log view for viewing/searching data server diagnostic and event messages. This functionality does not exist in DMC. The layout in DSM provided an easy way to review multiple diag logs in one place and should be adde...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Future consideration

DB2 LUW - Enhance Trusted Context

We use Trusted Context (TC) to allow connections into a database from IP's configured. However with the move to the cloud, it has become a challenge as the source IP's change dynamically with application restart. We need a TC mechanism to be able ...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

DB2 LUW: Db2 utility to back up and restore the permissions and ownership values of Db2 files/directories

Requesting Rproduct improvement for Db2 Linux, Unix and Windows. Problem description: This RFE solves a problem or deficiency within an IBM database product, Db2 Linux, Unix and Windows. The problem is that users (with authority) mistakenly change...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Not under consideration

Enhance JCC exception message

Within an application, the failure scenarios are being stored in the database, along with the exception messages. This helps in a meaningful report generation, and determination of the cause of the failure. In this particular case, when we try to ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

calling sql procedure in triggers in DB2 DPF

in db2 luw with the dpf feature enabled, we're facing with 2 problems when using some statements or calling procedures in triggers : calling a sql compiled procedure (containing DDL statements) doesn't work ; executing DDL statements inside the tr...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / Application Development 0 Not under consideration

Population of V12 new added Catalog columns during activation of Function level V12R1M50 and avoid it later during executions of ALTER TABLESPACE because of contention of packages.

After you apply the PTF for APAR PI86123, the first ALTER TABLESPACE, populates any null attributes for objects created in function level V12R1M100 or earlier. When the one-time population occurs for an ALTER TABLESPACE statement, Db2 must quiesce...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 1 Future consideration

DB2 LUW Audit does not capture failed access attempts on restricted tables

Many customers have restricted tables where very few select users will have read/write access. These tables need to be monitored through various means to report all access attempts on the tables. DB2 audit is able to capture only the successful ac...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Db2 on Cloud 2 Future consideration

Provide a way to refresh db/node directory cache to an active instance

When an instance is active, it reads the db directory and node directory information and the instance keeps it in a cache. This catalog is used for federation, to connect to remote databases. If for some reason, it is necessary to modify the direc...
over 4 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration