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DB2 LUW: Db2 utility to back up and restore the permissions and ownership values of Db2 files/directories

Requesting Rproduct improvement for Db2 Linux, Unix and Windows. Problem description: This RFE solves a problem or deficiency within an IBM database product, Db2 Linux, Unix and Windows. The problem is that users (with authority) mistakenly change...
about 8 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration
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SQLOGCTL.LFH.1 and SQLOGCTL.LFH.2 in different directories(RIMS)

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SQLOGCTL.LFH.1 contains very important log control file infos, and therefore has a redundant copy named SQLOGCTL.LFH.2 . However, both files always reside in the same directory. An option is needed, to configure a second directory/path, so that bo...
over 10 years ago in Db2 2 Delivered

Enhance db2move to use remote LOAD from CLIENT

For migration of on premise Db2 database to a cloud service, the usability of db2move would help a lot.For now you have to use manual LOAD commands to load data for each single table to the Db2 on cloud service.db2move can be used from the on prem...
about 2 years ago in Db2 0 Future consideration

DB size status and monitoring via Console

Hi Team, We can see DB size in Report section, but when we generate report it generates multiple .html files which can be tough for management to review it. We are looking for DB size report in one excel sheet as below for multiple databases and a...
over 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Not under consideration

Store auditing information directly in a table ( this option does not require files )

Allow DB2 to configure auditing to store auditing information in a table. Information could be retrieved using SELECT commands and there is no need to use system procedures or utilities like db2audit to extract information from files. The purpose ...
almost 6 years ago in Db2 1 Not under consideration

Backup retention up-to 7 years

For databases that require long-term retention of backups for audit purposes, allow for 7 years of retention for database backups. In terms of restore, we expect to restore only from the same Db2 version and the older files are only for audit purp...
over 3 years ago in Db2 / Db2 on Cloud 0 Future consideration
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DB2 Backup with file(tablespace/container) section backups similar to Oracle RMAN

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On Busy OLTP systems one or few tables might grow in size over time and which contributes to a single tablespace size increase and it directly impacts your db2 backup duration due to the fact that 1 tablespace = 1 parallel only at that point and w...
about 1 year ago in Db2 1 Delivered

Provide possibility for logged LOAD copy image

LOAD provides superior performance over INSERT (e.g. due to parallelism) and loggs much less data (extend allocation). Today's problems: recoverable load need to be used on HADR systems if there is no NFS or TSM setup, recoverable LOAD cannot be u...
over 3 years ago in Db2 2 Not under consideration

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.
about 7 years ago in Db2 1 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...
over 3 years ago in Db2 1 Delivered