DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Deprecated functionality in Version 10.5

Functionality gets marked as deprecated when a specific function or feature is supported in the current release but might be removed in a future release. In some cases, it might be advisable to plan to discontinue the use of deprecated functionality.

For example, a registry variable might be deprecated in this release because the behavior triggered by the registry variable has been enabled by default in this release, and the obsolete registry variable will be removed in a future release.

DB2® functionality

The following DB2 functionality has been deprecated in Version 10.5:

Initializing HADR without setting hadr_target_list
COBOL and FORTRAN language support for the db2DatabaseUpgrade API is deprecated
Some SQL administrative routines are deprecated

Registry variables and configuration parameters

The following registry variables, and configuration parameters are deprecated in Version 10.5:

Some registry and environment variables
Some database configuration parameters

Review each topic to find out more details and to plan for future changes. Review also Discontinued functionality in Version 10.5 that might affect your databases and existing applications.