I have lots of clients running Db2 on Windows Server 2008 R2… End of Service for Windows 2008 R2 is 1/14/2020. Db2 11.1 and above requires Windows 2012 Standard Edition or above so if you are running a Db2 10.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 you should be making plans to upgrade to Db2 11.1 and Windows Servers 2012 Standard Edition or preferably Windows Servers 2016 Standard Edition.. Get the details for all of this at the below links:
Db2 — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038033#1111Work
Windows — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-2008
Don’t miss Dale McInnis’s presentation on the Db2 logger and update from Dr. John Lind on Vnext!
Register today: https://conta.cc/2UAGYWa
9am-10:30 SESSION 1
Futures (vNext coming soon!) presented by Jon Lind
10:30-1045 BREAK
10:45-12:00 SESSION 2
IBM Streams presented by Roger Rea
12-12:45 – Networking Lunch
12:45-2:00 SESSION 3
Demystifying the Db2 Logger presented by Dale McInnis
2:00- 2:15 BREAK
2:15-2:30 IDUG Overview
This fix pack was released on 27 Nov 2018 so it isn’t new but it has some enhancements worth moving to and exploiting. Reads on standby has been improved via reduction in replay window thru a the new variable DB2_HADR_ROS_AVOID_REPLAY_ONLY_WINDOW. The DB2_USE_ASYNC_FOR_MIRRORLOG variable can be used to improve mirror logpath performance by enabling log writing in parallel to the active and mirror log path. The performance of online backups can be improved by using the new DB2_REDUCE_FLUSHING_DURING_BACKUP registry variable by reducing the amount of changed pages that have to be flushed from the bufferpool at online backup startup.
There are a bunch more of improvements, get all the details here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.1.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.wn.doc/doc/c0061179.html#c0061179__MP4FP4
I get a lot of questions regarding whether or not a clients Db2 version is supported or other questions on extending support. IBM announced the Db2 continuing support program quite some time ago. For a refresher, go to this page https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002945
If you set the DB2_BAR_STATS registry variable to ON additional info will be provided in the db2diag.log. You also get the size so you can track backup size. Nice little Redbook on this and backup performance at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1344.html?Open
I get asked for this information all the time so I thought I would share the link with all of you….
Central PA Regional DB2 User Group
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Place: Giant Super Food Store Community Room, 3301 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Cost: FREE
Reservations: Email: Odessa Fennen – odessa.fennen@hmhs.com
Agenda for December 12, 2018
8:30-9:00 Breakfast & Announcements
Sponsored By Gunning Technology Solutions
9:00-10:15 “DB2 BAR Best Practices”
Presenter: Dale McInnis, IBM
In this presentation we will discuss the options open to customer for DB2 recovery. We will review the options available for different levels of granular recovery, be it object level, tablespace level, node level or DB level. Best practices and what real customers are doing will be discussed.
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 “ DB2 HADR Multiple Standby Deep Dive”
Presenter: Dale McInnis, IBM
In this presentation we will look at the details behind running HADR in a multiple standby environment. How does the configuration differ from a single standby and what restrictions are there. Best practices on how to provide automation in the case of a disaster will be examined.
11:45 -1:00 Lunch – Sponsored By: Gunning Technology Solutions
1:00 – 2:15 “DB2 Row and Column Access Control (RCAC)”
Presenter: Phil Gunning, Gunning Technology Solutions
Attend this session to learn how control access to data using RCAC. The Encrypt and Decrypt functions have been deprecated in DB2 10.5 and beyond and RCAC is the new way of protecting columns and rows from unauthorized access. This session will provide examples of how to implement RCAC and how to use groups and roles to protect data. Along with Db2 Native Encryption, this provides a powerful solution to protect your data.
2:15 – 2:30 Closing
