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Db2 for z/OS

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Parameter to set REORG interrupt due to an unexpected wait

There are situations where a REORG utility can cause locks. A few weeks ago we suffered an episode of timeouts because a Reorg that was locking in the log phase. The Reorg was performing the consolidation of an ALTER DSSIZE in a UTS PBR. We didn't...
about 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enable create index during prime time

We are running 24/7 banking applications and are unable to create an index during peak times. One reason for this behaviour might be APAR PK74729 resulting in a timeout for the create index command when packages are active. But we also get conflic...
about 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support of MVS SMF logstream for DB2 utility : DSN1SMFP

At this time IBM recommend to migrate SMF dataset to logstream to have better performances and usuability. We have done that but when we try to use DSN1SMFP DB2 utility to read DB2 SMF records we have and abend : IEC141I 013-A8 We think this tools...
almost 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Track Date last used/accessed for TABLE objects

As more people use EXPLAIN PLAN and BIND_EXPLAIN(ONLY), and EXPLAIN PACKAGE to collect explain data for managing rebinds and package changes, PLAN Tables proliferate. Some customers find the proliferation of explain tables to be problematic. We ne...
about 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RTS Temporal samples for housekeeping and cleanup

There are no samples for (a) how to cleanup the RTS history tables(b) how to calculate e.g. REORGSPACE
about 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Materialize a reorg pending change through part-level reorgs

At the moment an AREOR exception state can only be solved by reorganizing the whole (partitioned) tablespace in one go. We want to do the materialization in several sequential steps on a part-level base.
about 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Reorging a TS with NPSIs, SORT NPSI = AUTO, getting IGD17272I VOLUME SELECTION HAS FAILED FOR INSUFFICIENT SPACE FOR which resulted in DSNU3341I 171 01:39:59.85 DSNURPCT - CANNOT ALLOCATE SORT DATASETS WITHIN 255 LIMIT , REORG should change to SORTNPSI = NO to prevent abend

Reorg TS with NPSIs and SORTNPSI or zparm REORG_PART_SORT_NPSI = AUTO. Reorg decides to run with SORTNPSI YES which sorts all keys for NPSIs. Job is having issues getting DASD resulting in numerous: 01.39.58 J0916868 IGD17272I VOLUME SELECTION HAS...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

SQLCODE -180 (invalid date/time) - add identifier for hostvariable.

When it comes to SQLCODE -180 (invalid value for date/time/timestamp) due to wrong data in an input-hostvarible currently DB2 issues following SQLCODE: SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSTABLES WHERE CREATEDTS = ? Hostvariable holds 'SCHUBIDU' DSNT408I SQLCO...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

REOPT(ALWAYS) on statement level additional to package level

MR0123086821 GGDB208004 Make it possible to state REOPT(ALWAYS) additionally to the bind option as a clause at the statement level.
over 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

COPY UTILITY ENCHANTMENT

We would like the the COPY UTILITY will have an option to COPY CATALOG and it will know to backup and copy the catalog and directory objects ,every migration or catalog level , the order might be changed and a System DBA who is responsible for the...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration