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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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ARCRETN - Managing by DFSMS - SMS Management Class

In a situation related to replication delay, it was necessary to keep the Db2 archive log longer than its current retention period. The subsystem parameter ARCRETN was set as 17 days as in Management Class. The planning was to alter the retention ...
5 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Reverse engineer ZPARM to ASM format like in DSNTIJUZ

Very often the source code of any given ZPARM for a Db2 for z/OS subsystem "disappears". Be it holiday, be it by accident, be it CANCEL after submit... Whatever the reason, the problem is the same: You have a running version of the ZPARM that does...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Db2 start command message output and return code

If a Db2 database is in RO mode at database level and you issue a -STA DB(DBName) SP(TSName) ACCESS(RW) command via batch, it outputs "DSNTDDIS 'START DATABASE' NORMAL COMPLETION" which is misleading because the table still cannot be loaded therea...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review
119 VOTE

Resolve a restriction that CACHE DYN STABILITY function can not use with CONCENTRATE WITH LITERALS option.

Customer environment Db2 V12 <- DRDA -> Db2connect/JDBC(IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ type 2) Server side.(JDBC Type2 is used) Windows server: - WebSphere BASE 9.0.0 (Windows2016) - Db2client / IBM Data Server Runtime Client V11.1...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Improving serviceability and messaging for REORG TABLESPACE LASTLOG NO processing

We are using LASTLOG NO option and get the error message "DSNU590I DSNURLOG - RESOURCE NOT AVAILABLE, REASON=X'00C9000A',"The current explanation of the reason code does not match the behaviour which is happening here. After opening a case they ex...
3 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Under review

Db2 native and RACF security consistency requirement

This is especially important for shops like ours where for years DB2 native security and migrate to RACF security to be complaint with security audit and policies, and also new mainframe applications standards. There is multiple areas where curren...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Reduce messages for 00F30086 and others

Reduce messages for 00F30086 and others We have corporate policy affecting security on usage from a userID. ID are SUSPENDED for inactivity after 100 days, and DELETED after 500 days. Since applications may be stable and not used in all ...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow to query and stop an object in one go to avoid STOPP

HSM allows to move DB2 page sets by stopping them and copying them and then starting the page sets again. HSM does this by DIS DB(...) SP(...) USE and a subsequent STO DB(...) SP(...). If in the small timing window between the DIS command and the ...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration
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Allow to query and stop an object in one go to avoid STOPP

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HSM allows to move DB2 page sets by stopping them and copying them and then starting the page sets again. HSM does this by DIS DB(...) SP(...) USE and a subsequent STO DB(...) SP(...). If in the small timing window between the DIS command and the ...
over 1 year ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

DB2 z/OS - Message id - DSNJ110E - Additional alerts for active log monitoring and highlighted new message id when DB2 logging was suspended

We had a major incident due to suspended logging for one of the critical customer. One of the critical production DB2 subsystem logging was suspended , caused by stalled archive log offloading process due to insufficient storage space on archive...
over 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Delivered