diff --git a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
index fb4d98ca0..a31e04b2c 100644
--- a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
+++ b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/RedisCommands.java
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ public interface RedisCommands extends RedisTxCommands, RedisStringCommands, Red
 
 	String randomKey();
 
-	//TODO see whether the status code can be properly intercepted
-	Boolean rename(String oldName, String newName);
+	void rename(String oldName, String newName);
 
 	Boolean renameNx(String oldName, String newName);
 
diff --git a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
index d7a09ab0c..72a2d9827 100644
--- a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
+++ b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
@@ -227,13 +227,12 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Boolean rename(String oldName, String newName) {
+	public void rename(String oldName, String newName) {
 		try {
 			if (isQueueing()) {
 				transaction.rename(oldName, newName);
-				return null;
 			}
-			return (JedisUtils.isStatusOk(jedis.rename(oldName, newName)));
+			jedis.rename(oldName, newName);
 		} catch (Exception ex) {
 			throw convertJedisAccessException(ex);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
index 0ab848354..11c330d44 100644
--- a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
+++ b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
@@ -76,17 +76,29 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 
 	@Override
 	public Integer dbSize() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return Integer.valueOf((int) jredis.dbsize());
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Integer del(String... keys) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return Integer.valueOf((int) jredis.del(keys));
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void discard() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			jredis.discard();
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -96,17 +108,29 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 
 	@Override
 	public Boolean exists(String key) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return jredis.exists(key);
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Boolean expire(String key, int seconds) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return jredis.expire(key, seconds);
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Collection<String> keys(String pattern) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return jredis.keys(pattern);
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -121,17 +145,29 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 
 	@Override
 	public String randomKey() {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return jredis.randomkey();
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Boolean rename(String oldName, String newName) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	public void rename(String oldName, String newName) {
+		try {
+			jredis.rename(oldName, newName);
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Boolean renameNx(String oldName, String newName) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return jredis.renamenx(oldName, newName);
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -141,12 +177,20 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 
 	@Override
 	public Integer ttl(String key) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return Integer.valueOf((int) jredis.ttl(key));
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public DataType type(String key) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		try {
+			return JredisUtils.convertDataType(jredis.type(key));
+		} catch (RedisException ex) {
+			throw JredisUtils.convertJredisAccessException(ex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -159,11 +203,6 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public Integer hSet(String key, String field, String value) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String get(String key) {
 		try {
@@ -664,4 +703,14 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	public Integer zUnionStore(String destKey, String... sets) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
+
+
+	//
+	// Hash commands
+	//
+
+	@Override
+	public Integer hSet(String key, String field, String value) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisUtils.java b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisUtils.java
index 80d72e696..d8a9c209f 100644
--- a/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisUtils.java
+++ b/spring-datastore-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/redis/connection/jredis/JredisUtils.java
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.jredis.RedisException;
+import org.jredis.RedisType;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataRetrievalFailureException;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
+import org.springframework.datastore.redis.connection.DataType;
 
 /**
  * Helper class featuring methods for JRedis connection handling, providing support for exception translation. 
@@ -60,4 +62,23 @@ public abstract class JredisUtils {
 			throw new DataRetrievalFailureException("Unsupported encoding " + encoding, ex);
 		}
 	}
-}
+
+	static DataType convertDataType(RedisType type) {
+		switch (type) {
+		case NONE:
+			return DataType.NONE;
+		case string:
+			return DataType.STRING;
+		case list:
+			return DataType.LIST;
+		case set:
+			return DataType.SET;
+			//case zset:
+			// return DataType.ZSET;
+		case hash:
+			return DataType.HASH;
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+}
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