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Status Future consideration
Workspace Db2 for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 28, 2023

REBIND allocated plan

Before going to Db2 13 we have to rebind some plans that were last bound in Db2 10. We have also previously got the recommendation to rebind all plans when we have migrated to a new Db2 version.

We have a problem with plans that are always allocated. We cannot rebind those plans without stopping for example STCs.

In FL V12R1M505 we got rebind phase-in for packages and that is great. We need a similar solution for plans.

Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)
  • Guest
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    Jul 11, 2023

    This is an excellent enhancement. The rebinding of plans is a big issue for 24*7 / always-on businesses

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REBIND PLAN break-in / phase-in

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Having to force the business to accept service outages to bring application DB2 packages and plans up to the current operating software level has been a painful aspect of DB2 upgrades for many years. This also meant that the adoption/rollout of s...
9 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration