clarity on UTIL_IMPACT_LIM and UTIL_IMPACT_PRIORITY

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  • normajeansebastian

    #1

    clarity on UTIL_IMPACT_LIM and UTIL_IMPACT_PRIORITY

    Hello,

    I have DB2 9.1 on Solaris 10.
    I am quite new to DB2, please forgive my limited knowledge.

    I have a DBM CFG with
    Workload impact by throttled utilities(UTIL_ IMPACT_LIM) = 10
    I run my ONLINE backup with NO util_impact_pri ority setting.

    I am confused by the DB2 9 manual which attempts to distinguish between the
    settings:


    per this link: "If you do not issue the SET UTIL_IMPACT_PRI ORITY command, the
    utility will run unthrottled (irrespective of the setting of util_impact_lim ).
    "

    1) does this mean that because i am not setting the impact when i issue the
    backup command, my DB backup is NOT AT ALL limited by the DBM CFG setting of
    10 ? (so it could impact the user experience/performanc if the backup is a
    pig?).

    2) if i set the util impact to 5 in my backup command, is it getting only 50%
    of the 10% allocated to utilities?

    3) I have auto_runstats running, how do i tell what util_impact (if any) that
    was set to run with?

    4) how does the util_impact_lim govern (or not) a backup if it is an OFFLINE
    backup? for example, i have an offline backup that is taking 3.5 hours with
    2 threads (2 sessions open to netbackup load library) and a not so great
    throughput. how can i tell if my thoughput is limited by my 1GB pipe with
    netbackup and/or is my backup limited by the DBM cfg util_impact_lim of 10?

    thank you for your patience with my newbie questions,
    Norma Jean Sebastian

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  • Serge Rielau

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    Re: clarity on UTIL_IMPACT_LIM and UTIL_IMPACT_PRI ORITY

    Hi NJ,

    Does this technote clear things up?


    If not bounce me a note and I'll try to hook you up.

    Cheers
    Serge

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    Serge Rielau
    DB2 Solutions Development
    IBM Toronto Lab

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