The database monitoring tool provides a web client that helps you to visualize the network of DB2 Servers. It provides in-depth monitoring data that helps you make educated decisions about usage patterns, plan capacity and alarm you of impending problems. The Root Cause analysis window helps the operations team to troubleshoot performance problems quickly. Additionally the grouping capability helps you to group your databases based on the business process supported and helps the operations team to prioritize alarms as they are received.
Some of the components that are monitored in DB2 database are:
•Connection Statistics
•Agents Statistics
•DB Information
•Transaction Statistics
•Cache Performance
•Buffer Statistics
•TableSpace Status
Monitor Custom IBM DB2 Database Queries
Additionally, Applications Manager also provides the ability to monitor any SQL Query of an IBM DB2 Database by using the Database Query Monitoring capability. With this, a DBA can monitor additional performance metrics, monitor custom database tables and even monitor and expose Business Metrics to Line of Business Managers.
DB2 Monitoring Capabilities
•Out-of-the-box monitoring of DB2 availability and performance.
•Monitors performance statistics such as connection statistics, agent statistics etc. alarms can be configured for these parameters.
•Based on the thresholds configured, notifications and alarms are generated. Actions are executed automatically based on configurations.
•Performance graphs and reports are available instantly. Reports can be grouped and displayed based on availability, health, and connection time.
•Delivers both historical and current DB2 performance metrics, delivering insight into the performance over a period of time.
