Troubleshooting
Problem
How do we fix 'Cannot open Event Monitor file' error?
Symptom
Following error will be reported:
db2evmon -db sample -evm testmon
Cannot open Event Monitor file "/home/db2v105/test_events/00000000.evt."
Syntax reference:
- Usage: db2evmon [-db] <database-alias> [-evm] <event-monitor-name>
or
db2evmon -path <event-monitor-target>
[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"Performance - Event Monitor","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"9.7;9.5;10.1;10.5","Edition":"Advanced Enterprise Server;Advanced Workgroup Server;Enterprise Server;Workgroup Server","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]
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Document Information
More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 10.1, 10.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Document number:
261473
Modified date:
30 April 2025
UID
swg21882629
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