Monitoring DB2 health with PATROL

After loading the PATROL for DB2 Universal Database Knowledge Module component (KM), you can use default parameter settings to monitor DB2 or you can customize settings to meet the demands of your environment. See Customizing-discovery-options for further details. 

Parameters are at the center of PATROL monitoring. Through the parameters, you can configure certain alarms to take corrective actions when PATROL detects critical situations. See Configuring and responding to alarms for more information. Tasks that you perform to monitor parameters and to check the health of the performance and availability of DB2 server instances and databases are discussed in Working with parameters, Running reports, and other related topics in this section.

KM administration involves basic operational tasks, such as shutting down and starting up the KM, and tasks that customize and manage the KM monitoring environment. The KM administration tasks are discussed in the following topics:

 

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