Understanding performance issues

The first step in managing DB2 performance is understanding performance requirements. This section provides some general guidelines about the issues to consider. You also need to know how to recognize different types of performance problems and to know what tools are available to help you solve them.

Know the performance requirements

Although you might not be the person who determines performance objectives, understanding what those objectives are can help you make good choices as you work with DB2.

Of course, performance objectives vary for every business. How your site defines good DB2 performance depends on data processing needs and their priority. Performance objectives should be realistic, understandable, ...

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