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Top Ten db2pd command

Brian Fairchild
bfairchild@xtivia.com
@fairchild_db2

Top Ten db2pd

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Long, long ago, before 2004 AD, database administrators

used crude built-in tools to administer their DB2 database.
Mostly, they banged on the database server with sticks and
rocks.

Junior DBA in training

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Those dark days ended when we were

given..

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db2pd origins

After the acquisition of Informix, IBM converted the onstat tool and put it
into DB2 version 8.2 as db2pd.
db2pd runs quickly without any locks or latches and runs outside of the DB2
engine. No database connection is necessary.
This makes it possible to capture information that changes quickly without
negatively impacting the system.
Benefits include the collection of information without latching, faster
retrieval, and no competition for engine resources.

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My Top Ten Most Useful

db2pd commands
DISCLAIMER:
This presentation and this Top Ten list are my opinions only. This is in no way a reflection of the
views of my employer or IBM. This picture isn't even of me. It's of a person named David
Letterman. He's well-known for other Top Ten lists.

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DB2 Memory Use

Monitor DB2 Memory use at a high level.

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Controller Automatic: Y
Memory Limit:
14096056 KB
Current usage:
13810816 KB
HWM usage:
14036160 KB
Cached memory:
2072576 KB
Individual Memory Consumers:
Name
Mem Used (KB) HWM Used (KB) Cached (KB)
========================================================
APPL-DBNAME
26432
160000
5952
DBMS-db2inst1
44096
44096
5376
FMP_RESOURCES
22528
22528
0
PRIVATE
147584
180736
0
DB-DBNAME
13570048 13778560 2061248
LCL-p4294967295
128
128
0

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View HADR status

View Role, State, LogGapRunAvg, Primary log file, Standby log file.

HADR Information:
Role State
SyncMode HeartBeatsMissed LogGapRunAvg (bytes)
Standby Peer
nearsync 0
154126
ConnectStatus ConnectTime
Timeout
Connected Sat Mar 3 08:11:15 2012 (1330758675) 120
PrimaryFile PrimaryPg PrimaryLSN
S0058659.LOG 426
0x0000027CF4CC2B84
StandByFile StandByPg StandByLSN
StandByRcvBufUsed
S0058659.LOG 426
0x0000027CF4CC299D
0%

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Check database configuration settings

Quickly check the database or instance configuration
settings and see whats saved in memory and disk.
Good when many settings are set to AUTOMATIC
because values come back with current numbers.

Database Configuration Settings:

Description
Memory Value
DATABASE_MEMORY (4KB)
DB_MEM_THRESH
LOCKLIST (4KB)
MAXLOCKS
PCKCACHESZ (4KB)
SHEAPTHRES_SHR (4KB)
SORTHEAP (4KB)
DBHEAP (4KB)

Disk Value

AUTOMATIC(130240) AUTOMATIC(130240)
10
10
832
832
AUTOMATIC(98)
AUTOMATIC(98)
4022
4022
529
529
AUTOMATIC(105)
AUTOMATIC(105)
AUTOMATIC(4120) AUTOMATIC(4120)

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Check version of DB2 and OS

Wondering about the DB2 and OS version along
with memory usage and CPU load?

Instance db2inst1 uses 64 bits and DB2 code release SQL09058

with level identifier 06090107
Informational tokens are DB2 v9.5.0.8, s110603, IP23270, Fix Pack 8.
Operating System Information:
OSName: Linux
Version: 2
Release: 6
Machine: x86_64
CPU Information:
TotalCPU OnlineCPU ConfigCPU Speed(MHz) HMTDegree Cores/Socket
8
8
8
2992
1
4
Physical Memory and Swap (Megabytes):
TotalMem FreeMem AvailMem TotalSwap FreeSwap
16047
2901
n/a
16384
16309
CPU Usage Information (percent):
Total Usr
Sys
Wait Idle
25.000000 n/a
n/a
n/a
75.000000

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View Dynamic SQL

View the Dynamic SQL statements that are in the package
cache.
Consider flushing the package cache fist to catch new
statements. (db2 flush package cache dynamic)

Dynamic Cache:
Current Memory Used
1175280
Total Heap Size
3973120
Cache Overflow Flag
0
Number of References
1039
Number of Statement Inserts 73
Number of Statement Deletes 26
Number of Variation Inserts 49
Number of Statements
47
Dynamic SQL Statements:
Address
AnchID StmtUID NumEnv NumVar NumRef NumExe Text
0x00002B2417019EC0 111 1
1
1
1
1
SELECT POLICY FROM
SYSTOOLS.POLICY WHERE MED='DB2TableMaintenanceMED'

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Troubleshoot Locking
Locks being waited on :
AppHandl Type Mode Sts CoorEDU AppName AuthID AppID
2047
Row ..X
G 5160 db2bp VENUS *LOCAL.venus.071207213730
2046
Row .NS W 5913 db2bp VENUS
Status=G is the owner and Status=W is waiting

Get more information

What are these applications running?

List of inactive statements of current UOW :

UOW-ID : 2
Activity ID : 1
Package Schema : NULLID
Package Name : SQLC0K14
Package Version :
Section Number : 203
SQL Type : Dynamic Isolation :
CS Statement Type : DML, Insert/Update/Delete
Statement : insert into test values 9099

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View Table statistics

View the table size, scans, page reorgs, inserts,

updates and deletes.

TCB Table Information:

TbspaceID TableID PartID MasterTbs MasterTab TableName
22
4
n/a 22
4
TEST_TXN DB2
TCB Table Stats:
TableName
Scans
TEST_TXN
359878

UDI
RTSUDI
424431 424431

SchemaNm ObjClass DataSize LfSize

Perm
2923271 0

LobSize XMLSize
0
0

PgReorgs NoChgUpdts Reads FscrUpdates Inserts Updates Deletes OvFlReads OvFlCrtes

700973 222951 2341290115*174387 520085 3281159 1
686673901 28286 0

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View Index statistics

These include size of indexes, scans, Index only scans, leaf splits.
Send output to a file usually.

TCB Index Stats:

TableName
IID EmpPgDel RootSplits BndrySplts PseuEmptPg Scans
TEST_TXN
15 200
0
763
197
522
TEST_TXN
14 193
0
0
949
0

KeyUpdates InclUpdats NonBndSpts PgAllocs Merges PseuDels DelClean

551967
0
4072
4816
0
513703 1464486 44
1753998
0
2972
2973
0
1702959 1635908 34

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View Tablespace Statistics

Includes total pages, usable pages, used pages, and free pages
Easily see if automatic resize is turned on and if it is an automatic storage
tablespace

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Tablespace 3 Statistics:
TotalPgs UsablePgs UsedPgs PndFreePgs FreePgs HWM
State MinRecTime NQuiescers
19597216 19597184 19073984 0
523200 19073984 0x00000000 1331784495 0
Tablespace 3 Autoresize Statistics:
AS AR InitSize IncSize IIP MaxSize
No Yes 0
5
Yes None

LastResize
None

LRF
No

Containers:
Address
ContainNum Type TotalPgs UseablePgs StripeSet Container
0x00002B0C2B7B0080 0
File 19597216 19597184 0
/db2data/tblspaces/USER4K.dbf

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View Bufferpool Statistics

These include current size, hit ratio, direct reads, direct writes.

DatLRds DatPRds HitRatio TmpDatLRds TmpDatPRds HitRatio IdxLRds IdxPRds HitRatio TmpIdxLRds TmpIdxPRds HitRatio
2172094823 65639765 96.98% 6830323214 843479398 87.65% 549794315 13718139 97.50% 354109171 78
100.00%
DataWrts IdxWrts DirRds DirRdReqs DirRdTime DirWrts DirWrtReqs DirWrtTime
1183228552 2349724 1663208496 9904653 204391034 5321462 34514 344300
AsDatRds AsDatRdReq AsIdxRds AsIdxRdReq AsRdTime AsDatWrts AsIdxWrts AsWrtTime
846016377 72848156 2912247 194629 2478886149 1181375821 2057132 54288781
TotRdTime TotWrtTime VectIORds VectIOReq BlockIORds BlockIOReq FilesClose NoVictAvl UnRdPFetch
2778549431 64347648 831646395 69387765 0
0
0
1766351 4570976

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Other useful options

View running utilities
db2pd -utilities

Use the repeat flag to run the command

iteratively
db2pd option repeat 5 5

Use the file option to send output to a

filename
db2pd options file filename

For multi-partitions
db2pd options alldbpartitionnums
db2pd options dbpartitionnum 4

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Thank You

Brian Fairchild
bfairchild@xtivia.com
@fairchild_db2

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