Group Object Analysis Volume Workspace

The Group Object Analysis (GOA) Volume workspace displays information about the performance of volumes that contain DB2 objects so that you can monitor the DASD performance by volume.

The workspace displays only the volumes that contain DB2 objects that are allocated and available for use by DB2.

Using this table view, you can:

  • Display the number of DB2 systems for the volume
  • Monitor for volumes with a high utilization rate
  • Determine the number of data sets and extents that are allocated

To display the view:

  1. Right-click a volume name.
  2. Click Link to followed by a specific Data Sharing workspace from the pop-up menu.

Based on the information that this workspace provides, you can recommend changes, set up situations, and verify that your recommended changes improve system performance.