DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

pool_index_l_reads - Buffer pool index logical reads monitor element

Indicates the number of index pages which have been requested from the buffer pool (logical) for regular and large table spaces.

Table 1. Table Function Monitoring Information
Table Function	Monitor Element Collection Level
MON_GET_BUFFERPOOL table function - Get buffer pool metrics	DATA OBJECT METRICS BASE
MON_GET_CONNECTION table function - Get connection metrics	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_CONNECTION_DETAILS table function - Get detailed connection metrics (reported in DETAILS XML document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_SERVICE_SUBCLASS table function - Get service subclass metrics	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_SERVICE_SUBCLASS_DETAILS table function - Get detailed service subclass metrics (reported in DETAILS XML document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_TABLESPACE table function - Get table space metrics	DATA OBJECT METRICS BASE
MON_GET_UNIT_OF_WORK table function - Get unit of work metrics	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_UNIT_OF_WORK_DETAILS table function - Get detailed unit of work metrics (reported in DETAILS XML document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_WORKLOAD table function - Get workload metrics	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_WORKLOAD_DETAILS table function - Get detailed workload metrics (reported in DETAILS XML document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
MON_GET_ACTIVITY_DETAILS table function - Get complete activity details (reported in DETAILS XML document)	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE
MON_GET_PKG_CACHE_STMT table function - Get SQL statement activity metrics in the package cache	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE
MON_GET_PKG_CACHE_STMT_DETAILS table function - get detailed metrics for package cache entries	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE

For snapshot monitoring, this counter can be reset.

Table 3. Event Monitoring Information
Event Type	Logical Data Grouping	Monitor Switch
Activities	event_activity (reported in the details_xml document)	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE
Activities	event_activitymetrics	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE
Statistics	event_scstats (reported in the metrics document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
Statistics	event_wlstats (reported in the metrics document)	REQUEST METRICS BASE
Unit of work	Reported in the system_metrics document.	REQUEST METRICS BASE
Database	event_db	-
Tablespaces	event_tablespace	-
Connection	event_conn	-
Statement	event_stmt	-
Activities	event_activity	Buffer Pool, Statement
Package cache	Reported in the activity_metrics document.	ACTIVITY METRICS BASE
Statistics	event_scmetrics*	REQUEST METRICS BASE
Statistics	event_wlmetrics*	REQUEST METRICS BASE
* When returned as part of this logical data group, this element reflects the change in value of this metric since the last statistics collection or database activation, whichever was more recent.

Usage

This count includes accesses to index pages that are:

In conjunction with pool_index_p_reads, you can calculate the index page hit ratio for the buffer pool using the following formula:

 
 1 - ((pool_index_p_reads - pool_async_index_reads) / pool_index_l_reads)

Use the pool_data_l_reads and pool_data_p_reads monitor elements to calculate the overall data page hit ratio for the buffer the following formula:

 
1 - (pool_data_p_reads / pool_data_l_reads)

If the hit ratio is low, increasing the number of buffer pool pages may improve performance.