DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

agents_stolen - Stolen Agents monitor element

At the database manager snapshot level, this monitor element represents the number of idle agents associated with an application which get reassigned to work on a different application. At the application snapshot level, this monitor element represents the number of idle agents associated with a different application which get reassigned to work on this application.

Table 1. Snapshot Monitoring Information
Snapshot Level	Logical Data Grouping	Monitor Switch
Database Manager	db2	Basic
Application	appl	Basic

For snapshot monitoring, this counter can be reset.

Usage

The num_poolagents configuration parameter is set to AUTOMATIC by default. This means that DB2® automatically manages the pooling of idle agents, which includes assigning work to idle agents associated with another application.