Testing the accelerator connection

You can check whether a real accelerator is properly connected to the Db2 subsystem.

About this task

To verify that the accelerator is connected to Db2, you can run the CONN or PING commands.

Procedure

  1. On the DB2 Administration Menu (ADB2) panel, specify option Z, and press Enter.
    The System Administration (ADB2Z) panel is displayed.
  2. Specify option AC, and press Enter.

    The DB2 Accelerators (ADBPZAC) panel is displayed, as shown in the following figure.

    Figure 1. DB2 Accelerators (ADBPZAC) panel
     ADBPZAC n --------------- DB2X DB2 Accelerators -------------- Row 1 to 2 of 2 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE 
                                                                                
 Commands: DIS  ADD                                                             
 Line commands:  STA - Start accelerator  STO - Stop accelerator  T - Tables    
  DIS - Display accelerator  L - Location  AT - Accelerated tables  DEL - Delete
  ? - Show all line commands                                                    
                                                                                
 Select Accelerator Name Location         Type IP Address      Port
        *                *                *    *               *
 ------ ---------------- ---------------- ---- --------------- -----                                      
        ACC1                              V                                      
        ACC2             ACC2             R    9.116.85.193    1277
  3. Specify one of the following line commands, and press Enter.
    Option Description
    CONN Tests the DRDA connection between Db2 and accelerator
    PING Tests the IP connection between Db2 and accelerator
    An informational message about your connection status will be displayed.