DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

GET MONITOR SWITCHES command

Displays the status of the database system monitor switches for the current session. Monitor switches instruct the database manager to collect database activity information. Each application using the database system monitor interface has its own set of monitor switches. This command displays them. To display the database manager-level switches, use the GET DBM MONITOR SWITCHES command.

Authorization

One of the following:

sysadm
sysctrl
sysmaint
sysmon

Required connection

Instance. If there is no instance attachment, a default instance attachment is created.

To display the settings for a remote instance, or for a different local instance, it is necessary to first attach to that instance.

Command syntax


>>-GET MONITOR SWITCHES----------------------------------------->

>--+----------------------------------------+------------------><
   +-AT DBPARTITIONNUM--db-partition-number-+   
   '-GLOBAL---------------------------------'

Command parameters

AT DBPARTITIONNUM db-partition-number: Specifies the database partition for which the status of the monitor switches is to be displayed.
GLOBAL: Returns an aggregate result for all database partitions in a partitioned database environment.

Examples

The following is sample output from GET MONITOR SWITCHES:

            Monitor Recording Switches

Switch list for db partition number 1
Buffer Pool Activity Information  (BUFFERPOOL) = ON  02-20-2003 16:04:30.070073
Lock Information                        (LOCK) = OFF
Sorting Information                     (SORT) = OFF
SQL Statement Information          (STATEMENT) = ON  02-20-2003 16:04:30.070073
Table Activity Information             (TABLE) = OFF
Take Timestamp Information         (TIMESTAMP) = ON  02-20-2003 16:04:30.070073
Unit of Work Information                 (UOW) = ON  02-20-2003 16:04:30.070073

Usage notes

The recording switch TIMESTAMP is on by default, but can be switched off using UPDATE MONITOR SWITCHES. When this switch is on the system issues timestamp calls when collecting information for timestamp monitor elements.

The recording switch TIMESTAMP is on by default, but can be switched off using UPDATE MONITOR SWITCHES. If this switch is off, this command also displays the time stamp for when the switch was turned off. When this switch is on the system issues timestamp calls when collecting information for timestamp monitor elements. Examples of these elements are:

agent_sys_cpu_time
agent_usr_cpu_time
appl_con_time
con_elapsed_time
con_response_time
conn_complete_time
db_conn_time
elapsed_exec_time
gw_comm_error_time
gw_con_time
gw_exec_time
host_response_time
last_backup
last_reset
lock_wait_start_time
network_time_bottom
network_time_top
prev_uow_stop_time
rf_timestamp
ss_sys_cpu_time
ss_usr_cpu_time
status_change_time
stmt_elapsed_time
stmt_start
stmt_stop
stmt_sys_cpu_time
stmt_usr_cpu_time
uow_elapsed_time
uow_start_time
uow_stop_time

If the TIMESTAMP switch is off, timestamp operating system calls are not issued to determine these elements and these elements will contain zero. Turning this switch off becomes important as CPU utilization approaches 100%; when this occurs, the CPU time required for issuing timestamps increases dramatically.

Compatibilities

For compatibility with versions earlier than Version 8:

The keyword NODE can be substituted for DBPARTITIONNUM.