DB2EEE_DB Database Administration menu
To access the Database Administration menu for managing databases, right-click on a database icon. The Database Administration menu has the following submenus and commands.
- Application Mgmt menu
- Configuration Mgmt menu
- Database Mgmt menu
- Table Mgmt menu
- Tablespace Mgmt menu
- Recovery Mgmt menu
- Bufferpool Mgmt menu
Application Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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List Applications | displays a list of all the applications connected to the active DB2 Database Manager (DBM) instance |
Force Application |
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Configuration Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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Show DB Configuration | displays the database configuration file at a selected node |
Update DB Configuration | updates the database configuration file for a specific database on a node |
Reset DB Configuration | resets the database configuration file to the default configuration options |
Database Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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Activate Database | activates a database and starts up all necessary database services |
Deactivate Database | deactivates a database that has been activated using the Activate Database command |
Table Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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List Tables | displays a list of the tables defined for a database |
Reorganize Check | determines whether a table is fragmented and needs to be reorganized for better performance |
Reorganize Table | eliminates fragmented or sparse data in a table by reorganizing it |
Run Statistics | updates and displays statistical information about the physical characteristics of a table and its associated indexes |
Import Data | inserts data from an external file into a table or view |
Export Data | exports data from a database to one of several external file formats |
Load Data | loads data from files, tapes, or named pipes into a table |
Tablespace Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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Tablespace Discovery | enables the PATROL Agent to start discovering any tablespaces for a database the next time discovery runs |
Create Tablespace | creates an additional tablespace in a database |
List Tablespaces | displays a list of all the tablespaces for a database |
List Tablespace Containers | displays a list of all tablespace containers for a tablespace |
Quiesce Tablespace | quiesces tablespaces for a table |
Recovery Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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Restart Database | restarts a database that has been terminated abnormally and left in an inconsistent state |
Process Indoubt Transactions | processes all the distributed transactions that are in an incomplete and unknown state for a database |
Bufferpool Mgmt menu
Menu command | Description |
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Create Bufferpool | creates a buffer pool for a database |
Alter Bufferpool | changes the attributes of a database bufferpool |
Drop Bufferpool | deletes (drops) a buffer pool from a database |