Prerequisites for DB2 Monitoring

To monitor DB2, ensure that your environment meets the following requirements:
  • IBM DB2 client software (DB2 Connect) must be installed on the machine on which you intend to run Performance Explorer.
  • The DB2 command line processor, db2cmd.exe, must be installed as part of the client installation. This prerequisite is met by default.
  • The appropriate DB2 database user must possess one of the following authorizations:
    • sysadm
    • sysctrl
    • sysmaint
  • DB2 snapshot monitoring must be set up correctly.