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Db2

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Do not overwrite db2setup.log

During installation DB2 writes to db2setup.log. If installation is started a second time the previously created file db2setup.log is overwritten and all the information of the previous install attempts is lost. If installation routine would rename...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Delivered

Add ability to invalidate single plan without flushing entire package cache

I would like the ability to invalidate/flush access plans and performance data for a specific statement from the package cache. It seems like the EXECUTABLE_ID would allow us to uniquely identify an access plan for this purpose. Flushing the entir...
about 7 years ago in Db2 / Other/Unknown 1 Delivered

Make db2ilist more informative

Since db2ilist lost its ability to display the bitness of instances it was just capable to name all users, who have linked the sqllib directories. db2ilist would be much more useful, if it could show the instance type (server, client, ...) and e.g...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / Monitoring 0 Delivered

Improve the way HADR retrieve light scan on standby deals with failures such as DISK FULL

When DB2 HADR Standby is behind 2-3TB, it retrieves all files from archives to active log file system and makes the file system full. Standby replays one log file at a time and hence, retrieving thousands of files ahead slows down the replays, mak...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery 1 Delivered

DB2 PureScale for Linux on z

On behalf of several customers, we need to see a PureScale version of DB2 running on Linux on z. Whilst these customers run large DB2 for z/OS estates, they also require HA services for the distributed version used by IBM Products MDM and BPM, oth...
over 8 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Delivered

Online SSL_SVR_LABEL SSL label change for encryption in transit

Currently to change SSL_SVR_LABEL we have to db2stop/db2start to enact new SSL label. We request that this be done online without the need for db2stop.
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Delivered

Support of data type "NUMBER" for JDBC wrapper

SQL1823N No data type mapping exists for data type "NUMBER" from Server "xxx" Case TS000096160
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / Federation 2 Delivered

Support encrypted traffic between Db2 client and Db2 server using TLSv1.4

Latest version of Db2 v11.5.7.0 only has TLSv1.3 support as maximum protocol version to encrypt traffic between Db2 client and Db2 server and even this protocol is disabled by default. By default there are enabled currently insecure protocols TLSv...
about 1 year ago in Db2 / Security 2 Delivered

Encrypted backup information in DB_HISTORY table

Currently there is no information on backup file is encrypted or not in DB_HISTORY table. Would like to see column indicating db backup entry is of encrypted db and backup file is indeed encrypted.
over 6 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Delivered

Support encrypted traffic between Db2 client and Db2 server using TLSv1.3

Latest version of Db2 v11.5.7.0 only has TLSv1.2 support as maximum protocol version to encrypt traffic between Db2 client and Db2 server and even this protocol is disabled by default. By default there are enabled currently insecure protocols TLSv...
about 2 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Delivered