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.
Attention: This mod pack release is currently available for
the following
Db2 products:
The following
Db2 functionality is
deprecated in
11.5.8:
Table 1. Summary of deprecated
functionality in version 11.5.8
Deprecated capability |
Details |
Resolution |
DB2_MMAP_READ and DB2_MMAP_WRITE registry
variables |
The DB2_MMAP_READ and DB2_MMAP_WRITE registry
variables are deprecated for Db2
version 11.5.8. The option will be discontinued in a future release or mod pack. |
Use the NO FILE SYSTEM CACHING option of the ALTER
TABLESPACE command to achieve equivalent behavior. |
LOAD 'RESTART' option |
The RESTART option of the LOAD command is deprecated
for Db2 version 11.5.8. The option will be discontinued in a future release or mod pack. |
Use the LOAD TERMINATE option, followed by the LOAD
command to achieve equivalent behavior. |
RoCE adapters without IP
support on AIX |
Support for RoCE adapters without IP support on the AIX platform is deprecated. |
Use RoCE adapters with IP support on AIX. |
Step-wise redistribute
routines |
The stepwise redistribute
routines are deprecated for Db2
version 11.5.8, and will be discontinued in a future release or modification pack. |
Use the REDISTRIBUTE
DATABASE PARTITION GROUP command to achieve equivalent functionality. |
DMS RAW (DEVICE) table
spaces |
The DEVICE container clause is deprecated and might be removed in a future release. |
An offline RESTORE DATABASE operation with the REDIRECT
option can be used to migrate from DEVICE containers to AUTOMATIC STORAGE containers. |
Table 2. Summary of deprecated
routines and views in version 11.5.8
Deprecated capability |
Details |
Resolution |
Contact, contact group and
notification lists |
All CONTACT, CONTACT GROUP and NOTIFICATION CONTACT LIST CLP
commands, ADMIN_CMD commands, administrative views, and programming APIs |
This functionality is shared between the Db2 Administration Server (DAS) and Health Monitor,
both of which were deprecated with the release of Db2 9.7. |
The following bundled software and support is deprecated in
version 11.5.8:
Table 3. Summary of deprecated
bundled software and support in version 11.5.8
Deprecated routine or view |
Details |
Resolution |
Tivoli Systems Automation Multi Platform |
Tivoli Systems Automation Multi Platform (also referred to as TSAMP or TSA) for Linux is
deprecated in 11.5.8. |
Improved functionality can be obtained with the Db2-provided Highly-Available solutions using
Pacemaker. |