This section explains how to start the view function.
About this task
To start the view function, perform the following steps:
Procedure
- Start the IBM® DB2® Buffer Pool Analyzer by double-clicking
the icon on your Windows desktop,
or use the Start push button on the taskbar
to start this client application.
If you are using Db2 Performance Expert, click on the menu bar, or click the Opens the
Buffer Pool Analysis for z/OS window toolbar button.
The Db2 Buffer
Pool Analyzer - z/OS® main window
is displayed.
- On the menu bar, click . Alternatively, click
the Opens report file toolbar button.
The
Open dialog box is displayed. You use this dialog box to select and
open a bpd file that contains the performance data you want to view.
Several
sample buffer pool data files (*.bpd) are delivered
with Buffer Pool Analyzer in the …\samples\reporting folder.
You can use them to become familiar with this function.
- Continue with Selecting and opening a buffer pool data file.