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Determining the location of db2diag.log for a Server instance

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Question

Where is db2diag.log located for a Tivoli Storage Manager instance?

Answer

Note: If there are multiple instances of Tivoli Storage Manager, make sure the correct instance user is used to issue the db2 command.

For Unix/Linux:

1. Log in as the instance user. For example:

su - tsminst1

2. cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/db2/bin

For Windows:

Open a DB2 command window by either:

1. Typing "db2cmd" from a Windows command prompt.

Or

2. Going to the Start menu > IBM DB2 DB2TSM1 > DB2 Command Window

General example of the DB2 command to issue. (The grep is for Unix) :

Issue the following db2 commands:

1. db2 connect to TSMDB1

2. db2 get dbm cfg | grep DIAGPATH <---Unix, For Windows search this output for DIAGPATH

    for example
    Diagnostic data directory path (DIAGPATH) = /home/tsminst1/sqllib/db2dump

    The db2diag.log will be located as set in the (DIAGPATH). In this Unix example it is located at:
    /home/tsminst1/sqllib/db2dump

When sending in the db2diag.log look for the timestamp and send in the appropriate db2diag.#.log file to support.
[{"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"Server","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"6.3;7.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Historical Number

1398662

Product Synonym

TSM ADSM ITSM IBM Spectrum Protect

Document Information

More support for:
Tivoli Storage Manager

Software version:
6.3, 7.1

Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows

Document number:
536465

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21965438

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