14.4. DB2 tracing

The DB2 command START TRACE starts DB2 traces. This command can be issued from an MVS console, a DSN session, a DB2I panel (DB2 COMMANDS), an IMS or CICS terminal, or a program using the instrumentation facility interface (IFI). To execute this command, the privilege set of the process must include one of the following:

  • TRACE privilege

  • SYSOPR, SYSCTRL, or SYSADM authority

DB2 commands issued from an MVS console are not associated with any secondary authorization IDs. The format of the START TRACE command is:

START TRACE (PERFM)   DEST(GTF)   PLAN(plan_name,..) CLASS(class)
         (ACCTG)       (SMF)
         (STAT)        (SRV)
         (AUDIT)       (OP)
         (MONITOR)     (OPX)

You must specify a trace type. The options PERFM, ACCTG, STAT, AUDIT, and MONITOR identify the type of ...

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