Wednesday, October 24, 2012

DB2 for z/OS: Have You Checked Your Log RBA Value Lately?

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I'm in Las Vegas this week for the IBM Information on Demand 2012 conference. At this year's IOD event I've particularly enjoye...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

So, Where do You Specify the IP Address of YOUR DB2 for z/OS Subsystem?

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If your answer to the question posed in the title of this blog entry is, "In a PORT reservation statement in our z/OS LPAR's TCP/IP...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Linux on System z: a Better Place for Your DB2 for z/OS Client-Server Applications

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In DB2 for z/OS circles, there has been an evolution of attitudes concerning Linux on System z. Back around 2003, when I was on the user sid...
Monday, September 17, 2012

DB2 10 for z/OS: New Options for Trimming and Upgrading Indexes

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First, some explanation as to what I mean by "trimming and upgrading" indexes. My use of "trimming" refers to reducing t...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The New IBM zEnterprise EC12: Big Iron Gets Bigger (and Better)

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When I say "bigger," I don't mean bigger in a "footprint" sense -- the new flagship system in IBM's mainframe se...
Monday, August 20, 2012

When CICS and DB2 for z/OS Monitors Disagree (Part 2)

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About a week ago, in part 1 of this two-part blog entry, I described a situation I've encountered several times at mainframe DB2 sites...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

When CICS and DB2 for z/OS Monitors Disagree (Part 1)

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Today I'm writing about a situation that I first encountered almost 20 years ago, and which I most recently saw about three months ago: ...