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Db2

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Db2 TOTAL_CPU_TIME monitoring metric on AIX should reflect "wall" CPU time and not use PURR-scaled time reported currently by thread_cputime AIX API

Db2 monitoring interfaces report "CPU time" metric (TOTAL_CPU_TIME), which accounts the time that given activity/request (and all higher level aggregated interfaces) spent actively "on CPU" whilst executing the query. On AIX this information is ob...
9 months ago in Db2 / BLU Acceleration 0 Future consideration

Create a "RUNSTATS Check" report similar to the REORGCHK

Although there is an Automated RUNSTATS, some people prefer to execute RUNSTATS manually. Having some ability to run a report that "Recommends" that a table should have a RUNSTATS performed would assist in making decisions. with thousands of table...
9 months ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Future consideration

Add "Do Not run on Startup" Checkbox to the "DB2 First Steps" app.

This is, without a doubt one of the most annoying applications I deal with. When I log on to a database server, it can take a while to start this app, meaning I am in the middle of something when this app pops up in the middle of my work like some...
9 months ago in Db2 / Installation & Upgrade 0 Not under consideration

2-Phase commit for JDBC driver to Postgres

We use a replication solution which utilizes DB2 LUW Federation as a link between DB2 z/OS (source database) and Postgres (target database). So the picture is as follows: SQL Replication 11.4 -Db2 z/OS 12 on mainframe, -Db2 LUW Federation 11.5.8, ...
9 months ago in Db2 / Federation 1 Needs more information

Enhance MON_GET_TRANSACTION_LOG to return Transaction Log number of OLDEST_TX_LSN and the Transaction log number of the minbuflsn recovery information returned by db2pd -dirtypages

Enhance MON_GET_TRANSACTION_LOG to return Transaction Log number of OLDEST_TX_LSN and the Transaction log number of the minbuflsn recovery information returned by db2pd -dirtypages. For example when trying to identify the reason for the First Acti...
9 months ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover / Monitoring 0 Future consideration

DB2 Connect EF Core support in Azure Function with WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE enabled

when running in azure functions it is severely recommended you have WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE enabled as this makes your runtime code secure. however we found via support case with IBM that the license directory must ALWAYS be writable and there is...
9 months ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers 0 Not under consideration

"db2pd -ha" enhancement for Pacemaker managed env

For TSAMP managed env, "db2pd -ha" returns the cluster info. For PCMK mananged env, "db2pd -ha" returns nothing.
9 months ago in Db2 / Utilities (Export Import Load db2look etc) 0 Is a defect

JOB Section required SNMP

Hi Team, We are having JOB section which runs few scripts, but when any failure for it we are looking to have SNMP enabled . We require SNMP to be enabled as we want any JOB Failure to act within SLA without any miss.
9 months ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

DB2 Integrated Pacemaker

Hi Team, For all databases greater than V11.5.7.0 we are planning to start deploying DB2 Integrated Pacemaker cluster setup which requires monitoring such as : If cluser is not ready to move Standby node. If VIP is not up. If Cluster is in Maintai...
9 months ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Outstanding Archive Log Generation

Hi Team, We have alert in DMC to check if any failed archivals to send an alert. Can we have alert if any outstanding logs more than 10-20 are not archived to send an alert which can help us to track how many logs are not archived and why its missed.
9 months ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration