Deprecated functionality in version 11.1
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 that is triggered by the registry variable has been enabled by default in this release. The obsolete registry variable will be removed in a future release.
Review the details for each deprecation and plan how to manage future changes. Review also Discontinued functionality in version 11.1 that might affect your databases and existing applications.
Db2 functionality
The following Db2 functionality is deprecated in version 11.1:| Deprecated capability | Details | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Private sort memory | Private sort memory has been deprecated. | Use shared sort memory instead. For more information, see sheapthres - Sort heap threshold configuration parameter. |
| Net Search Extender | With the release of Db2 11.1.3.3, Net Search Extender is deprecated. Its use is no longer recommended and the feature might be removed in a future release. | Use Db2 Text Search as a fast and versatile method of searching full-text documents stored in Db2 databases using SQL and XQuery statements. For more information, see Migration overview from Net Search Extender to Db2 Text Search. |
| Intelligent Mining | Intelligent Mining has been deprecated. | There is currently no replacement for this feature. |
| Text Analytics | Text Analytics has been deprecated. | There is currently no replacement for this feature. |
| Resource Description Framework (RDF) application development | RDF has been deprecated. | There is currently no replacement for this feature. |
APIs, Commands, command parameters, monitor elements, and statements
| Deprecated capability | Details | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| -disk suboption | The -disk suboption under db2cluster -cfs -list
-filesystem <FS-name> has been deprecated. |
The same information is already displayed in the absence of this suboption. |
| db2tapemgr | The db2tapemgr command has been deprecated. | None |
| db2top | The db2top command has been deprecated. | Use dsmtop instead. For more information, refer to dsmtop - Db2 text-based monitoring tool command. |
| SET PASSWORD | The SET PASSWORD statement has been deprecated. |
For data encryption capabilities, refer to Db2 native encryption. And for column masking capabilities, refer to Row and column access control (RCAC). |
| GETHINT | The GETHINT scalar function has been deprecated. |
For data encryption capabilities, refer to Db2 native encryption. And for column masking capabilities, refer to Row and column access control (RCAC). |
| ENCRYPT | The ENCRYPT scalar function has been deprecated. |
For data encryption capabilities, refer to Db2 native encryption. And for column masking capabilities, refer to Row and column access control (RCAC). |
| DECRYPT_BIN | The DECRYPT_BIN scalar function has been deprecated. |
For data encryption capabilities, refer to Db2 native encryption. And for column masking capabilities, refer to Row and column access control (RCAC). |
| DECRYPT_CHAR | The DECRYPT_CHAR scalar function has been deprecated. |
For data encryption capabilities, refer to Db2 native encryption. And for column masking capabilities, refer to Row and column access control (RCAC). |