Errors and IFI
You might encounter certain errors while using the instrumentation facility interface (IFI).
- Connection failure, because the user is not authorized to connect to Db2
- Authorization failure, because the process is not authorized to access the Db2 resources specified
IFI request failures
Requests sent through IFI can fail for a variety of reasons, including:
- One or more parameters are invalid.
- The IFCA area is invalid.
- The specified OPn is in error.
- The requested information is not available.
- The return area is too small.
Return code and reason code information is stored in the following instrumentation facility communication area (IFCA) fields:
- IFCARC1
- Return codes.
- IFCARC2
- Reason codes.
