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pureScale

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HADR/TSA/DB2 hang detection feature to have TSA automate a failover during a database hang

Today in HADR failover scenarios we do not detect the database hang on the primary and failover the database to the secondary servers using TSA automation. we need the script needs to accommodate the database hang and failover the database to the ...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / High Availability and/or Disaster Recovery / pureScale 1 Not under consideration

DB2HOST variable needed for PureScale to redirect and define IP to participating subnet's

In Db2 PureScale GDPC the Db2 cluster is distributed on 2 different physical locations and a Quorum Host (tie breaker node) on a 3rd location.The general Db2 install routines use the 'system hostname' (gethostbyname) for the ongoing install proced...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Not under consideration

Enhance CREATE TABLESPACE or CREATE TABLE to have MEMBER CLUSTER for PureScale

We want to be able to have tablespace use MEMBER CLUSTER for PureScale just like the mainframe.
over 5 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

Request for enhancement of ACR when one db2 member is in the progress of DB ACTIVATE.

If one member is failed , the applications heading to the failed member should be automatically rerouted to another member in any situation. But, when DB-ACTIVATE is in progress, automatic connection reroute function is not available. So, it shoul...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

Release the restriction of restoring and rollforward through a topology change in pureScale

After a change in topology that involves adding or dropping a member, you cannot perform rollforward recovery operations through the point where the topology change occurred;
almost 6 years ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover / pureScale 0 Future consideration

Remove requirement to delete and re-create cluster manager domain via db2haicu as part of major Db2 version upgrade.

Currently, when performing a version upgrade to Db2 V11.1 it is necessary (from a support perspective) to delete the TSAMP Domain and re-create it.
almost 6 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

Fix to enable pureScale support with Red Hat KVM on Power

There is a PCI Passthrough issue on Red Hat KVM that would probably not be fixed by Red Hat until V7.4 at the earliest. LTC has proposed an alternative approach to avoid the contention that pureScale is using PCI Passthrough to address.
almost 7 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

Enable HA/failover functionality at instance level or for groups of databases

DB2 performs failover only at the database level. If a group/set of databases are related, e.g. used for the same application, those databases should ideally failover together, but under the current design, those failovers have to be done individu...
over 7 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 0 Not under consideration

pureScale Online node removal

Topic : Moving a DB2 member or a cluster caching facilityURL : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.admin.sd.doc/doc/t0056896.html?lang=en It mentions about the procedure :To move the only DB2 member: 1) Stop t...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Functionality already exists

Eliminate the restriction of IB and RoCE mixture for db2iupdt in pureScale

We are promoting the Technical Partnership with Huawei in China, and make more customer use DB2 database with Huawei Hardware (FusionServer as High performance computer, and FusionCube as the use-as-box-open). In typical DB2 pureScale configuratio...
about 8 years ago in Db2 / pureScale 1 Not under consideration