Using the Db2 topic index menu
Instead of always using the menu navigation, you can quickly find the views that you want through topic index views. For this practice procedure, assume that you want to investigate a Db2 performance issue, specifically, data set open and close activity.
To use the Db2 topic index menu
- On EZDB2, hyperlink on DB2 Topic Index to access the DB2 Topic Index menu, which provides alphabetic access to the defined topics.
To investigate data set open/close activity, type TOPICD on the COMMAND line to access a list of Db2 topics that start with the letter D.
W1 =TOPICD===========DEDM=====*========ddmmmyyyy==16:50:48====MVDB2====D====1
DB2 Topic Index - D View SSI Monitor ZPARM Acctg Trace
Data Base Descriptors (DBD) STEDMPD Y - - - -
Data Capture(IFI) STCHKPD Y - ZPSYSD - -
Data Definition Control - - - ZPDDLCTD - -
Data Manager Crit.Threshold BFRPL Y BPUTL - - -
Data Sets
Activity STDSAD Y - - - -
Current Open STDSAD Y DSOPN - - -
Deferred (Pseudo) Close STDSAD Y - ZPDSETD - -
Management - - - ZPDSETD - -
Migrations STDSAD Y MIGDS - - -
Migrations - by BPool BFRPL Y - - - -
Open Requests STDSAD Y DSOPR - - EV/DTL
Opens - by Buffer Pool BFRPL Y - - - -
Recall Timeouts STDSAD Y RTO ZPDSETD - -
Recall Timeouts-by Bpool BFRPLD Y RTO ZPDSETD - -
Utilization STDB2D - DSUTL ZPDSETD - -
Data Sharing EZDSHAR Y - ZPDSHRD - -
Castout Definitions - - - ZPBFMGRD - -
GBP Data-Group STGBFRPD Y - - - -
Locking STGBLLKD Y - ZPDSHRD - -
Wizard- Data Sharing WZDSHAR Y - - - -
DBAS CPU STDBSYSD Y - - - -
DB2 Definitions - - - ZPDB2D - -
DB2 Statistics EZDSTATD Y - - - -
DB2 Status STDB2D Y - - - -
DB2 System Definitions - - - ZPSYSD - -
DBATs - Activity THDDBAT Y - - HT SUM
Active / Pooled STDISTD Y THDAC - - -
Queued STDISTD Y DBTQD ZPTHDD - -
Thread Control ZPARMs - - - ZPDDFD - -
. Link to next page (D2)- In the resulting list of topics, locate Data Sets.Several entries appear under this topic, including several for open/close activity. The first hyperlink column is usually the one you want to take when looking at a single Db2, but you can also access similar SSI views, access related monitors and ZPARMs, and identify relevant trace data.
- Hyperlink on STDSAD to see the view of that name, which shows the statistics that you need.
- Press F3 until you return to EZDB2.
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