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Search results: Db2 for z/OS

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Provide one Db2 message to indicate that GRECP and LPL recovery is complete across a Db2 data sharing group.

We use automation to drive our disaster recovery processes to reduce the recovery time and remove human interaction. We have been running into issues with starting software products that require access to Db2 before it has completed GRECP and LPL ...
10 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

remove limitations in workfile database which leedsto outages

When a workfile is created Db2 increments obid, when a workfile ist dropped the obid is not released by Db2. There is a restriction of maximum 500 workfiles. When the limit has been reached, no more work files can be created, SQL code -497 is retu...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Enhance RACF ENF 79 signalling for grouping class profiles relating to DB2 objects

We found that if someone has successfully executed e.g. a Stored Procedure with access granted via a RACF grouping profile and then you remove their access to that grouping profile alongside relevant RACLIST REFRESH command, they can still execute...
8 months ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Avoid new workload during Db2 Restart Light

In a data sharing environment a Db2 Restart Light was needed after an LPAR outage to remove retained locks and resolve indoubt units of recovery.The failing member was automatically restarted in light mode on one of the surviving LPARs, and showin...
over 8 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered
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DISPLAY TERMINATED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MESSAGE SPACE

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Applications moving to the cloud have significantly increased the number of locations accessing Db2. Current limits within the -DISPLAY LOCATION command prevents the command from displaying all possible locations. This idea is to remove this limit...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Bi-Temporal support for DB2 AUTH tables

I am asking for bi-temporal AUTH tables, and while I think the plan is to add System Temporal with Cypress on many catalog tables, I'm asking also for Business Temporal. There are a couple reasons for this request, first from a Business Temporal p...
almost 10 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Have new authority for REFRESH of MQT that does not require high privilege levels

We historically have an application batch userid that has DBADM authority. We are limiting all access to this ID to the minimally required authority it requires such as load, imagecopy and runstats at the DB level. When we started converting our t...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow Db2 ESAF interface with IMS to use PSB in place of loadmodule

Currently when a thread is created between IMS->Db2 the Db2 ESAF exit uses the Load module name to link to a plan name of the same name (or another name if using RTT load module). In a test environment there may be a scenario where sever...
over 2 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 Deletion of Empty PBG Partitions with no UTUT access after switch phase

When removing empty partitions in a PBG tablespace after the switch phase of the reorg, the space is put into UTUT access, which causes -904 00C90082 to be returned to the application.
about 9 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DB2 V10 Object rename improvement

Slow object renames in DB2 V10. Need to add index to the SYSTABAUTH table. Changed function from V9 to V10 - Removed links Info from PMR 19771: These 'internal queries' don't go through normal access path selection. They have a 'hard coded' access...
almost 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Delivered