PI44832: DB2 ADMIN ISSUES A MESSAGE "DB2 CMD WARNING' WHEN DISPLAYING BUFFER POOL INFO.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS issues a message
  "DB2 cmd warning" when using Display Buffer Pools
  on Panel ADB2ZBD and the 'Max DB2 output (KB)' is set
  to the default value of 32 and 'Buffer pool name' is '*'
  

Local fix

• Set the 'Max DB2 output (KB)' value of larger than 32 to 100 or
  even 1000
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS who use the 'BD - Display buffer        *
  *                 pools' command to Display Buffer Pools.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The following errors are noticed:       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      1 - When using the 'BD - Display        *
  *                      buffer pools' command from panel        *
  *                      ADB2Z 'System Administration' to        *
  *                      display buffer pools, the default       *
  *                      value for 'Max DB2 output (KB)'         *
  *                      is 32KB.  When the user sets the        *
  *                      'Buffer pool name' to '*' (asterik)     *
  *                      to display all the buffer pool          *
  *                      information, DB2 Admin returns          *
  *                      the following error:                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      'DB2 cmd warning'                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2 - When the user changes the Max DB2   *
  *                      output (KB) from 32 to 1000, the        *
  *                      change is not retained.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The following are fixed:
  
  1 - When using the 'BD - Display buffer pools' command from
  panel ADB2Z 'System Administration' to display buffer pools,
  the default value for 'Max DB2 output (KB)' is 32KB.  When
  the user sets the 'Buffer pool name' to '*' (asterik) to
  display all the buffer pool information, DB2 Admin returns
  the following error:
  
  'DB2 cmd warning'
  
  2 - When the user changes the Max DB2 output (KB) from 32 to
  1000, the change is not retained.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problems have been resolved.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI31110 UI31111

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2Z    ADB2ZBD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSY UI31110

     UP15/09/16 P F509

• RB10 PSY UI31111

     UP15/09/16 P F509

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