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Great post on History of Db2 LUW

http://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2017/12/1187/

IBM Tech-note Re: Spectre and Meltdown

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012320

Great article that summarizes Chips and OPerating Systems effected by Meltdown and Spectre

Covers all the different CHIP brands and Operating Sustems along with planned action.

The Spectre And Meltdown Server Tax Bill

Meltdown Details

Read the white paper here:

https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf

Major Security Flaw for Apple and Intel chips

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/technology/computer-chip-flaw-security/index.html

See CERT https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653

 

Db2 CLP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability!

Check your instances for this problem and see below fixes:

 

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004878

Db2 Memory FAQ

Here’s a handy FAQ from IBM on Db2 memory areas and how they are managed on Linux along with some recommendations. Enjoy!

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21984956

Db2 Ends the Year with a Bang

For some time, PDF manuals for Db2 11.1 and above have not been available. You had to use the Knowledge Center online which is fine for quick searches and troubleshooting information. But, when you want to research a topic in more detail, it wasn’t very handy. Well, my good friend at IBM, Roger Sanders recently passed on the word that the manuals had been converted to PDF format and are available online. Enjoy!

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27050624

Upgrading from Db2 9.7 to Db2 11.1

I know many of you are still running Db2 9.7, which was a really good solid release. We are upgrading some of our clients to 11.1.2 and found the below doc a bit disjointed but helpful. Bring back the PDFs!

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.1.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.qb.upgrade.doc/doc/c0007191.html

Operating System Support levels for Db2 11.1 and above

This information is no longer included in the product announcement and while I am working on a clients upgrade I of course checked this for compatibility with the OS they are running. So I thought I would include the link for the rest of you since it is a bit of an effort to find…..https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProduct?deliverableId=C4F0F2105FF511E6865BC3F213DB63F7&osPlatforms=Windows&duComponentIds=S001|S006|S005|S003|S004|A002|A007|A008&mandatoryCapIds=183|25&optionalCapIds=30|341|47|17|1|20|28