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Foglight for DB2 (Cartridge) 7.2.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction to Foglight for DB2 LUW

Upgrading to the Current Version Overview Running the Upgrade Wizard

Viewing the Databases Dashboard

Assigning Instances to Users Selecting an Instance to Monitor

Filtering the Display by Severity Creating User-defined Database Groups Components Shared by All Foglight for DB2 LUW Screens Using the Currently Selected Database Group Table

Adding and Configuring Agents

Understanding the Foglight for DB2 LUW Architecture Configuring the On Demand Port on the Agent Manager Concentrator Configuring Foglight for DB2 LUW Monitoring Agents

Administering Foglight for DB2 LUW

Opening the Databases Administration Dashboard Reviewing the Administration Settings Adding or Editing OS Credentials

Using Existing Host Credentials as OS Credentials Creating or Editing OS Credentials

Defining Data Collection Options Customizing Alarms for Foglight for DB2 LUW Rules

Introducing the Alarms View Viewing Alarm Sensitivity Levels for Unassigned Agents Modifying Alarm Templates Configuring Email Notifications Cloning Agent Settings Reviewing Rule Definitions

Adding User-defined Collections On-demand Data Port Database Connection Details

Setting credentials and instance properties

Exploring DB2 Database Performance Metrics

Instance Homepage Database Homepage

Using the Database Homepage Toolbar Activity Panel Memory Panel Storage Panel Diagnostic Log Panel Initialization Parameters Panel

Member Overview Homepage Member (Real Time) Homepage

Reporting on Your DB2 Environment

About the Foglight for DB2 LUW Reports

Dashboards and Views

Databases Dashboard

Database Alarms Database Environment Tiles Databases Instances View Database Cue Card

Instance home page

How to Get Here Summary Memory Drill-down

Database home page

How to Get Here Summary SQL Performance Activity Drill-downs Memory Drill-downs Storage Drill-downs Tablespaces Tablespaces Buffer Pool Activities Log Drill-down Configuration Drill-down

Member Overview home page

How to Get Here Summary

Member (Real Time) home page

How to Get Here Summary

Collections and Metrics

CF Locks Collection CF Memory Pools Collection CF Resource Usage Collection Current Agents Details Collection Agents Summary Collection Current Locks Wait Collection Database Bufferpools Summary PS Collection Database Configuration Collection Database Tablespaces Collection Database Tablespaces Summary Collection Database Usability Collection Database Parameters Collection Database Instance Parameters Collection Database Instance Registry Variables Collection Database Tablespaces BP Collection FCM Activity Collection FS DB Storage Collection FS DB Storage Summary Collection FS Instance Storage Collection FS Storage Collection FS Storage Summary Collection General Activity Collection HADR Activity Collection Host Properties Collection OS General Collection Instance Activity Collection Instance General Collection Instance Nodes Collection Instance Usability Collection IO Activity Collection License Details Collection Log Activity Collection Log File Collection Log Message Collection Messages Count Collection Monitor Switches Collection OS DB2 General Process Collection Partition Tablespaces Summary Collection Partition Usability Collection pureScale Alerts Collection Top SQLs Collection Query Agents Details Collection Database Partition Activity Collection DB2 Partition Subcategories Wait Collection History Locks Wait Collection History Locks Summary Collection Instance Memory Collection Instance Memory Pool Collection Instance Memory Summary Collection Instance Memory Total Collection Database Memory Collection Database Memory Pool Collection Database Memory Pool DB Collection Database Memory Summary Collection Database Memory Total Collection Database Buffer Pools Collection Database Tables Collection Database Partition Backup Collection Database Tables Global Collection Database Applications Collection

Database Parameters Collection

The following table describes the metrics that are collected for each database configuration parameter.


Metric	Description
DATABASE_NAME	The name of the monitored database.
NAME	The configuration parameter name.
CURRENT_VALUE	The current value of the configuration parameter stored in memory, in partition/member 0.
VALUE_FLAGS	Provides information about the current value of the configuration parameter. Values: NONE — No additional information AUTOMATIC — The configuration parameter has been set to automatic
DEFERRED_VALUE	The value of the configuration parameter on disk. For some database configuration parameters, changes only take effect when the database is reactivated. In such cases, all applications must first disconnect from the database. (If the database was enabled, then it must be deactivated and then reactivated.) The changes take effect with the next connection to the database.
DATATYPE	The configuration parameter data type.
MODIFIED	Indicates whether the value changed since the last collection. If the value changed on disk, but the instance is still using the previous value, the value of this parameter is 0.

Database Instance Parameters Collection

The following table describes the metrics that are collected for each database instance configuration parameter.


Metric	Description
INSTANCE_NAME	The database instance name.
NAME	The configuration parameter name.
CURRENT_VALUE	The current value of the configuration parameter stored in memory, in partition/member 0.
VALUE_FLAGS	Provides specific information about the current value of the configuration parameter. Values: NONE — No additional information AUTOMATIC — The configuration parameter has been set to automatic
DEFERRED_VALUE	The value of the configuration parameter on disk. For some database configuration parameters, changes only take effect when the database is reactivated. In such cases, all applications must first disconnect from the database. (If the database was enabled, then it must be deactivated and then reactivated.) The changes take effect with the next connection to the database.
DATATYPE	The configuration parameter data type.
MODIFIED	Indicates whether the value changed since last collection. If the value changed on disk, but the instance is still using the previous value, the value of this parameter is 0.

Database Instance Registry Variables Collection

The following table describes the metrics that are collected for each database instance registry variable.


Metric	Description
INSTANCE_NAME	The name of the monitored instance.
REG_VAR_NAME	The name of the DB2 registry variable.
REG_VAR_VALUE	The current value of the DB2 registry variable in memory.
REG_VAR_ON_DISK_VALUE	The current setting of the DB2 registry variable on disk. For DB2 versions prior to version 10, the current setting is not available, so the value of this parameter is “N/A”.
LEVEL	Indicates the level at which the DB2 registry variable acquires its value. The possible return values and the corresponding levels that they represent are: I — Instance G — Global N — Database partition E — Environment
MODIFIED	Indicates whether the value changed since last collection. If the value changed on disk, but the instance is still using the previous value, the value of this parameter is 0.

Database Tablespaces BP Collection

The following table provides a list of the Database Tablespaces BP metrics that are collected, and a description for each.

The name of the monitored database.

The tablespace name.

The database partition from which the data was retrieved for this row.

TABLESPACE_TYPE

This interface returns a text identifier, based on the definitions in sqlutil.h, which is one of the following values:

The tablespace ID.

POOL_ASYNC_DATA_READS

The number of data pages read in from the tablespace containers (physical) by asynchronous engine dispatchable units (EDUs) for all types of tablespaces.

POOL_ASYNC_DATA_WRITES

The number of times a buffer pool data page was physically written to disk by either an asynchronous page cleaner or a prefetcher. A prefetcher may have written dirty pages to disk to make space for the pages being prefetched.

POOL_ASYNC_INDEX_READS

The number of index pages read in from the tablespace containers (physical) by asynchronous engine dispatchable units (EDUs) for all types of tablespaces.

POOL_ASYNC_INDEX_WRITES

The number of times a buffer pool index page was physically written to disk by either an asynchronous page cleaner or a prefetcher. A prefetcher may have written dirty pages to disk to make space for the pages being prefetched.

POOL_ASYNC_DATA_READ_REQS

The number of read requests made by the prefetcher to the operating system. These requests are typically large block IOs of multiple pages.

POOL_ASYNC_READ_TIME

The total amount of time spent reading in data and index pages from the tablespace containers (physical) by asynchronous engine dispatchable units (EDUs) for all types of tablespaces. This value is given in milliseconds.

POOL_ASYNC_WRITE_TIME

The total elapsed time spent writing data or index pages from the buffer pool to disk by database manager page cleaners.

POOL_DATA_L_READS

The number of data pages that have been requested from the buffer pool (logical) for regular and large tablespaces.

POOL_DATA_P_READS

The number of data pages read in from the tablespace containers (physical) for regular and large tablespaces.

POOL_DATA_WRITES

The number of times a buffer pool data page was physically written to disk.

POOL_INDEX_L_READS

The number of index pages that have been requested from the buffer pool (logical) for regular and large tablespaces.

POOL_INDEX_P_READS

The number of index pages read in from the tablespace containers (physical) for regular and large tablespaces.

POOL_INDEX_WRITES

The number of times a buffer pool index page was physically written to disk.

Like a data page, a buffer pool index page is written to disk for the following reasons:

•

To free a page in the buffer pool so that another page can be read

•

To flush the buffer pool

The total amount of time spent reading in data and index pages from the tablespace containers (physical) for all types of tablespaces. This value is given in milliseconds.

POOL_WRITE_TIME

Provides the total amount of time spent physically writing data or index pages from the buffer pool to disk. The elapsed time is given in milliseconds.

DIRECT_READ_REQS

The number of requests to perform a direct read of one or more sectors of data.

DIRECT_READ_TIME

The elapsed time (in milliseconds) required to perform the direct reads.

The number of read operations that do not use the buffer pool.

DIRECT_WRITE_REQS

The number of requests to perform a direct write of one or more sectors of data.

DIRECT_WRITE_TIME

The elapsed time (in milliseconds) required to perform the direct writes.

The number of write operations that do not use the buffer pool.

INDEX_HIT_RATIO

The percentage of index reads that were carried out from the buffer pool for the selected tablespace without having to perform physical reads.

100 * (1 - (POOL_INDEX_P_READS / (POOL_INDEX_L_READS) ) )

BUFFER_POOL_HIT_RATIO

The total hit ratio calculation for the selected tablespace.

(POOL_DATA_P_READS +

POOL_INDEX_P_READS) /

(POOL_DATA_L_READS +

POOL_INDEX_L_READS) ) )

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