DSNTIP2: Buffer pool sizes panel 2

The DSNTIP2 panel is the second of the two panels that enables you to specify the size of your virtual buffer pools.

Start of changeThe total size of all buffer pools cannot exceed 16TB.End of change

Updating the buffer pool sizes

You can change your buffer pool sizes online with the ALTER BUFFERPOOL command. You cannot change these sizes by running the DSNTINST CLIST in update mode.

Figure 1. Buffer pool sizes panel 2: DSNTIP2
DSNTIP2          INSTALL DB2 - BUFFER POOL SIZES - PANEL 2                
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Enter 8 KB, 16KB, and 32 KB buffer pool sizes in number of pages.         
    1 BP8K0 ==> 2000         11 BP16K0 ==> 500          21 BP32K  ==> 250  
    2 BP8K1 ==> 0            12 BP16K1 ==> 0            22 BP32K1 ==> 0    
    3 BP8K2 ==> 0            13 BP16K2 ==> 0            23 BP32K2 ==> 0    
    4 BP8K3 ==> 0            14 BP16K3 ==> 0            24 BP32K3 ==> 0    
    5 BP8K4 ==> 0            15 BP16K4 ==> 0            25 BP32K4 ==> 0    
    6 BP8K5 ==> 0            16 BP16K5 ==> 0            26 BP32K5 ==> 0    
    7 BP8K6 ==> 0            17 BP16K6 ==> 0            27 BP32K6 ==> 0    
    8 BP8K7 ==> 0            18 BP16K7 ==> 0            28 BP32K7 ==> 0    
    9 BP8K8 ==> 0            19 BP16K8 ==> 0            29 BP32K8 ==> 0    
   10 BP8K9 ==> 0            20 BP16K9 ==> 0            30 BP32K9 ==> 0    
                                                                           
   31 DEFAULT  4-KB BUFFER POOL FOR USER DATA ===> BP1        BP0    - BP49
   32 DEFAULT  8-KB BUFFER POOL FOR USER DATA ===> BP8K0      BP8K0  - BP8K9
   33 DEFAULT 16-KB BUFFER POOL FOR USER DATA ===> BP16K0     BP16K0 - BP16K9
   34 DEFAULT 32-KB BUFFER POOL FOR USER DATA ===> BP32K      BP32K  - BP32K9
   35 DEFAULT BUFFER POOL FOR USER LOB DATA   ===> BP0        BP0    - BP32K9
   36 DEFAULT BUFFER POOL FOR USER XML DATA   ===> BP16K0     BP16K0 - BP16K9
   37 DEFAULT BUFFER POOL FOR USER INDEXES    ===> BP0        BP0    - BP32K9
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