Setting up and tuning DB2Edit online Some DB2® variables are configured to meet the requirements of the test setup. Setting DB2 profile variablesThese two DB2 profile variables described in this topic are explicitly set for this test setup.Using the DB2 autoconfigure command to configure database parametersUsing DB2 autoconfigure is an easy and quick way to find the initial settings for database parameters. Setting the DB2 buffer pool sizeThe database server is equipped with 8 GB memory. This allows a larger buffer pool than the initial default buffer pool size. Parent topic: Preparing the DB2 database server