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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC66149 Status: Closed

LARGE CPU OVERHEAD WHEN THE UOW EVENT MONITOR IS ACTIVE AND COLLECTING
DATA

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2
Problem description:
When an UOW, Activities, Locking or Package Cache event monitor 
is active and collecting data, workloads can experience a large 
CPU overhead by the fast writer threads which are processing and 
committing the event monitor records.
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* Anybody using an UOW, Activities, Locking or Package Cache   * 
* event monitor.                                               * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* When an UOW, Activities (SQL Table only, not File or Pipe),  * 
* Locking or Package Cache event monitor is active and         * 
* collecting data, the fast writer threads can consume a large * 
* amount of CPU time.                                          * 
**************************************************************** 
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to V9.7 Fix Pack 2 or higher.                        * 
****************************************************************
Local Fix:
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
In V9.7 Fix Pack 2 the fast writer threads (db2fw0, db2fw1, 
db2fw2, db2fw3) will consume less CPU time.
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
BUG-Tracking
forerunner  : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC66555 
follow-up : 
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
08.02.2010
14.05.2010
14.05.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.7.FP2
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
9.7.0.2 FixList