A First Look at the DB2 10 DSNZPARM Changes

A First Look at the DB2 10
DSNZPARM Changes
“The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly: DSNZPARMs” continued…

Willie Favero
System z Data Warehousing Swat Team - DB2 SME
System z Data Warehousing Swat Team - DB2 SME
IBM Silicon Valley Lab
IBM Silicon Valley Lab
Copyright © 2011 IBM Corporation
All rights reserved

Agenda
• What is DSNZPARM
• The Macros
• How do you change DSNZPARM
• Dynamically reloading DSNZPARM
• What’s meant by hidden, opaque and visible?
• Some DSNZPARM keywords

Copyright © 2011 IBM Corporation First Look at the DB2 10
Slide 2 of 66 All rights reserved Changes to DSNZPARMs

So, What’s With The Name
DSN Z PARM
Yup, they’re DB2’s
parameters or parms

The fourth character of DB2 CSECT
names & message identifiers is an
identifying character called the
subcomponent identifier. -- Z --

DB2 CSECT names and message identifiers
always begin with ″DSN″
DB2 CSECT names and message identifiers use 21 of the 26 letters and 6 of the 10 numbers


What are DSNZPARMs
• Data only, subsystem parameter load module
containing the DB2 execution-time parameters
• Initially set at install time through the installation
ISPF panels
• Includes macros:
DSN6ARVP Archive dataset parameters
DSN6ENV DB2 environment settings (removed)
DSN6FAC DDF
DSN6GRP Group stuff for data sharing
DSN6SYSP Miscellaneous system parameters
DSN6SPRM Initialization parameters for DBM1
DSN6LOGP Log Stuff


Install g DSNZPARM
• Some DSNZPARMs are set outside the install
panels
– Hidden – discussed later
– Opaque – discussed later
• Some install panels do not update DSNZPARMs
– IRLM start procedure
– DSNHDECP
• i.e. – data and time formats
– Etc…


What’s Meant By…
• Hidden
– Just what the word implies, they are buried within the
macros and not intended to be modified by the general
public
• Opaque
– Are not available for change using the panels, but……
• Visible
– Changed using the install panels
– Documented in the manuals


What’s Meant By…
• Hidden
– Just what the word implies, they are buried within the
macros and not intended to be modified by the general
public
• Opaque
– Are not available for change using the panels, but……
• Visible
– OK, Changed using an editor (but you should use the
panels)
– Documented in the manuals


Opaque DSNZPARMs
• Opaque ZPARS have been around forever
– They usually arrive via APAR
– The only documentation about the new ZPARM is
usually in the APAR
• What’s improved in DB2 9 and DB2 10?
• A new section in the manuals (PDF and Web)

“Subsystem parameters that are not on installation panels”


Changing Your DSNZPARMs

Edit parameter list, assemble, link and restart DB2

Change your DSNZPARMs online

Change some of your DSNZPARMs online

Change DSNZPARM parameters and
dynamically load LOAD module into storage


-SET SYSPARM
• Dynamically change selected DSNZPARM values
– Prior to Version 7, required recycle of DB2
– Still requires the first steps of DSNTIJUZ to be
executed
• Change macro parameters
• Assemble macros
• Link
– Now you should use the
• –SET SYSPARM command

Note: There are still a few ZPARMs that require DB2 to be recycled.
Refer to “Directory of subsystem parameters” in Chapter 4 of the DB2 10
Installation and Planning Guide (GC19-2974) for a complete list.


-SET SYSPARM
• Load/Reload new DSNZPARM member
– Either SYSOPR, SYSCTRL or SYSADM must be in
privilege set of auth-id issuing command
• Works only at data sharing member level
– Each member has its own DSNZPARM load module
• Cannot change individual parameters
• Not all parameters are eligible for change
• Not all changes are immediate


-SET SYSPARM

-SET SYSPARM
LOAD
(
DSNZPARM
Module name
)
-or-
RELOAD
-or-
STARTUP


-SET SYSPARM

DB2 startup -STA DB2
PARM(dsnzparm)

DSNZPARM
-SET SYSPARM
LOAD (…)
RELOAD SDSNEXIT
STARTUP
NEWZPARM


-SET SYSPARM


updates
DSNZPARM
-SET SYSPARM
LOAD (…)
RELOAD SDSNEXIT
STARTUP
NEWZPARM


-SET SYSPARM

DB2 startup

updates
DSNZPARM
-SET SYSPARM
LOAD (…)
RELOAD SDSNEXIT
STARTUP
NEWZPARM


Display DSNZPARM Settings
• Sample program DSN8ED7
– Generates list of current DB2 parameters settings

Sample Only
DSN6SYSP AUDITST 0000000000 AUDIT TRACE DSNTIPN 1

Report
DSN6SYSP CONDBAT 0000000064 MAX REMOTE CONNECTED DSNTIPE 4
DSN6SYSP CTHREAD 00030 MAX USERS DSNTIPE 2
DSN6SYSP DLDFREQ 00005 LEVELID UPDATE FREQ DSNTIPL 14
DSN6SYSP PCLOSEN 00005 SWITCH CHKPTS DSNTIPL 12

– Calls stored procedure DSNWZP
• Provided with DB2
• Also used by Control Center and Visual Explain,
• Sample job DSNTEJ6Z prepares and executes DSN8ED7
• Before running DSN8ED7 you must create the stored
procedure DSNWZP (installation job DSNTIJSG).
• Don’t forget your other resources that display your
ZPARMs

Display DSNZPARM Settings
OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE V5.1.0


DSNTXAZP tool
• Updates member DSNTIDxx, input to the
installation CLIST
– Will update buffer pool settings
– Will update DSNZPARM values
– Will update both
– Provides report of all DSNZPARMs
• Fully documented in the InfoCenter
– Search on DSNTXAZP
• Also in the DB2 10 Installation and Migration
Guide (GC19-2974)
– Chapter 4, around page 210
• Program was introduced by APAR PM10726

Default Changes V8 to DB2 10
DSNZPARM Macro Old Value (V8) New Value (V10) Install Panel Name
Keyword
BP8K0* 1000 2000 DSNTIP2
DATABASES* 100 200 DSNTIPE
CACHEPAC 100K 5M DSNTIPP
CACHERAC 100K 5M DSNTIPP
CHKFREQ 500,000 records 5 minutes DSNTIPL1
CONTSTOR NO YES DSNTIPE
DB2SORT DISABLE ENABLE DSNTIP61
DLDFREQ 5 ON DSNTIPL1
DSMAX 9,960 20,000 DSNTIPC
EDMDBDC 102,396K 23,400K DSNTIPC
EDMPOOL 32,767K 0 DSNTIPC
EDMSTMTC 102,396K 113,386K DSNTIPC
FLASHCOPY_PPRC Blank REQUIRED DSNTIP6
IRLMRWT 60 30 DSNTIPI


Default Changes V8 to DB2 10
DSNZPARM Macro Old Value (V8) New Value (V10) Install Panel Name
Keyword
IRLMSWT 300 120 DSNTIP1
LRDRTHLD 0 10 DSNTIPE
MAXRBLK 8,000K 400,000K DSNTIPC
MONSIZE 256K 1M DSNTIPN
NUMLKTS 1,000 2,000 DSNTIPJ
PCLOSEN 5 checkpoints 10 DSNTIPL1
RRULOCK NO YES DSNTIPI
SEQCACH BYPASS SEQ none
SEQPRES NO YES none
SRTPOOL 2,000K 10,000K DSNTIPC
STATIME 5 minutes 1 minute DSNTIPN
STATROLL NO YES DSNTIP61
URCHKTH 0 5 DSNTIPL1
URLGWTH 0 10K DSNTIPL1


Default Changes DB2 9 to DB2 10
DSNZPARM Macro Keyword Old Value (V9) New Value (V10) Install Panel Name
BP8K0* 1000 2000 DSNTIP2
DATABASES* 100 200 DSNTIPE
CACHEPAC 100K 5M DSNTIPP
CACHERAC 100K 5M DSNTIPP
CHECK_FASTREPLICATION PREFERRED REQUIRED DSNTIP6
CHKFREQ 500,000 records 5 minutes DSNTIPL1
CONTSTOR NO YES DSNTIPE
DB2SORT DISABLE ENABLE DSNTIP61
DLDFREQ 5 ON DSNTIPL1
DSMAX 9,960 20,000 DSNTIPC
EDM_SKELETON_POOL 5,120K 10,240K DSNTIPC
EDMDBDC 11,700K 23,400K DSNTIPC
EDMPOOL 18,142 0 DSNTIPC
EDMSTMTC 56,693K 113,386K DSNTIPC
FLASHCOPY_PPRC Blank REQUIRED DSNTIP6
IRLMRWT 60 30 DSNTIPI
IRLMSWT 300 120 DSNTIP1


Default Changes DB2 9 to DB2 10
DSNZPARM Macro Keyword Old Value (V9) New Value (V10) Install Panel Name
LRDRTHLD 0 10 DSNTIPE
MAXRBLK 8,000K 400,000K DSNTIPC
MINSTOR YES NO DSNTIPE
MONSIZE 256K 1M DSNTIPN
NUMLKTS 1,000 2,000 DSNTIPJ
PARA_EFF 100 50 DSNTIP8
PCLOSEN 5 10 DSNTIPL1
PLANMGMT
RRULOCK
* OFF
NO
EXTENDED
YES
DSNTIP8
DSNTIPI
SEQCACH BYPASS SEQ none
SEQPRES NO YES none
SRTPOOL 2,000K 10,000K DSNTIPC
STATIME 5 1 DSNTIPN
STATROLL NO YES DSNTIP61
URCHKTH 0 5 DSNTIPL1
URLGWTH 0 10K DSNTIPL1
UTSORTAL NO YES DSNTIP61


PLAN MANAGEMENT
• PLAN MANAGEMENT on DSNTIP8
– PLANMGMT on DSN6SPRM macro
• DB2 10 default is EXTENDED
– DB2 9 default was OFF
• ON is no longer a valid value
– APAR PM28217
• Valid values are OFF, BASIC, and EXTENDED
Careful: REBIND PACKAGE in DB2 10 will now save old packages

• PLAN MANAGEMENT SCOPE
– PLANMGMTSCOPE on DSN6SPRM macro
• Only value is STATIC
– Determines scope when not specified in the BIND

A Few Changed Maximums
DSNZPARM Keyword DB2 9 DB2 10
STATIME, SYNCVAL* Applies only to IFICDs 0105, 0106, and
0199 in DB2 10
STATIME, SYNCVAL For IFICDs 0001, 0002, 0202, 0217,
0225, and 0230 always one minute
CTHREAD* 2,000 20,000
IDFORE 2,000 20,000
IDBACK 2,000 20,000
MAXDBAT* 1,999 19,999

MAXOFILR 2,000 20,000
DSSTIME 1440 60
CACHEPAC, CACHERAC 5 MB 10 MB
STATIME 1 - 1440 1 - 60 (Default now 1)
MONSIZE 16MB 64MB

* CTHREAD + MAXDBAT ≤ 20,000 *RMF sync point

What About Minimums?
DSNZPARM DB2 9 DB2 10
OUTBUFF 40K 400K
(400K – 400000K) Check region size
DLDFREQ 0, 1-32767 ON, OFF
Levelid update checkpoints
PARAMDEG* = 0 10 x #CPs 2 X #CPs
Can be 0-254

PARA_EFF (0-100) Opaque Externalized on
1 less affect
99 more affect
DSNTIP8

*PARAMDEG has no effect on the degree of parallelism if the degree is
determined by OPTHINTS.


ZPARMs Removed DB2 9 to 10
• PARTKEYU provides the ability to update the partitioning key; this
functionality is incorporated into DB2 10.

• PREVALKEEP was removed in DB2 10 to allow thread re-signon
by a different user after COMMIT when NEXTVAL or PREVAL are
used.

• REORG_IGNORE was set to YES to used 0 (zero) for PCTFREE
and FREEPAGE when data was reloaded into a table space.

• SJMISSKY enabled a star join performance enhancement in
previous versions; it’s included in DB2 10.

• XMLTABJPD is for an XML optimization enhancement delivered in
DB2 9 by APAR PM05664; it’s incorporated in DB2 10; see the
APAR to learn more.


ZPARMs Removed DB2 9 to 10
• EDMBFIT is no longer needed. Since DB2 V7, the single
Environmental Descriptor Manager (EDM) pool was divided into
four separate pools. You should use the default, NO, for
EDMBFIT and increase the EDM pool size to reduce latch class
24. This decreased the need to use EDMBFIT = YES,
eliminating the need for this DSNZPARM.
• LOGAPSTG is the log apply buffer.
• MAX_UTIL_PARTS was introduced to DB2 V8 and DB2 9 by
APAR PK51853 to control the number of compressed partitions
LOAD or REORG can process. This subsystem parameter is
removed in DB2 10 because the limit restriction was removed.
• OPTHYBCST (PK90334), OPTIXOPREF (PK68986), and
OPTOIRCPF (PK89637) introduced optimization enhancements
to DB2 V8 and DB2 9; the enhancements were incorporated into
DB2 10. The APAR numbers provide details of what each
parameter does.


ZPARMs Removed V8 to DB2 10
• DBPROTCL is no longer supported; the DBPROTOCOL bind
option is DRDA by default.

• MAX_OPT_ELAP specifies the maximum amount of elapsed time
the DB2 optimizer can consume.

• MORE_UNION_DISTRIBUTION when set ON, can improve
performance of queries using views defined with UNION ALL.

• RELCURHL is an option to hold a lock over a commit.

• STORPROC is the parameter for creating stored procedures.

• SUPPRESS_TS_CONV_WARNING, the option to turn off
messages when DB2 converts a table space from index-controlled
to table-controlled partitioning.

• TABLES_JOINED_THRESHOLD, setting a limit (16) on table
joins.

Deprecated ZPARMs
• DISABSCL - DSN6SPRM macro
• OJPERFEH - DSN6SPRM macro
• OPTIOWGT - DSN6SPRM macro
• OPTIXIO - DSN6SPRM macro
• PTCDIO - DSN6SPRM macro
• RETVLCFK - DSN6SPRM macro
• SEQCACH - DSN6SPRM macro
• SEQPRES - DSN6SPRM macro
• SMSDCFL and SMSDCIX parameters DSN6SPRM macro
• STATCLUS - DSN6SPRM macro

Deprecated ZPARMs
• DISABSCL on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is NO
– Updatable using SET SYSPARM command
– Sets SQLWARN1 and SQLWARN5 for non-scrollable cursors on OPEN
and ALLOCTE CURSOR.
– Introduced in DB2 Version 7 by APAR PQ65622 as an opaque
DSNZPARM.

• OJPERFEH on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is YES
– NOT SET SYSPARM updatable
– Enables several performance enhancements in outer joins. Overriding the
default by specifying NO disables the enhancements.
– Almost always, this value should be set to YES.
– This opaque parameter was introduced using a hidden DSNZPARM in
DB2 V5 and later updated to an opaque DSNZPARM. APARs PQ29780
and PQ48485 have additional details.


Deprecated ZPARMs
• OPTIOWGT on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is ENABLE
– Enables support for an improved formula for balancing the
costs of I/O and CPU speeds.
– This support was added in DB2 9 via APAR
PK61277. ENABLE is the default as of APAR PK75643.
• OPTIXIO on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is ON
– This opaque parameter can improve I/O with significantly
less sensitivity to buffer pool and object size when the
current default (ON) is used.
– This function was delivered in DB2 V8 via APAR PK12803
• Default was changed to ON with APAR PK26613.


Deprecated ZPARMs
• PTCDIO on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is off

– This opaque parameter is a switch to turn off a
change made to determine the cost of using an
index by APAR PQ86763 in DB2 V7.
• The actual DSNZPARM parameter was added via APAR
PQ97866 with a default of OFF.
– This ZPARM should not be enable without
guidance from IBM support

– Not something carried forward


Deprecated ZPARMs
• RETVLCFK on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is NO
– If this parameter is set to its default no
– This opaque parameter specifies whether a
VARCHAR column data can be retrieved from a
padded index.
– This parameter was introduced in DB2 V5 by
APAR PQ10465.


Deprecated ZPARMs
• SEQCACH on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is SEQ
– controls whether DB2 prefetch uses sequential access for
reading the cache on a 3990 controller. The default in DB2
10, SEQ, prompts use of sequential access. BYPASS tells
DB2 prefetch to bypass the cache

• SEQPRES on DSN6SPRM macro
– Default is YES
– affects how long a utility scan leaves the data in the
cache. The default value in DB2 10 is YES; this setting
leaves DB2 utility prefetch reads in cache longer.


Deprecated ZPARMs
• SMSDCFL and SMSDCIX parameters on macro
DSN6SPRM support specifying a DFSMS data
class for a table space and indexes. The default
is a blank string. These parameters were
introduced in DB2 V7 by APAR PQ32414. As of
DB2 9 NFM, DATACLAS, MGMTCLAS, and
STORCLAS are included as syntax on the SQL
statements CREATE/ALTER STOGROUP, and
should be used rather than the DSNZPARM
parameter.


Deprecated ZPARMs
• The STATCLUS parameter, also on macro
DSN6SPRM, specifies the type of clustering
statistics RUNSTATS collects. The default is
ENHANCED clustering statistics, which should
result in an improved CLUSTERRATIO
formula. STATCLUS was added to DB2 9 on
installation panel DSNTIP6 and removed from the
install panel, making this an opaque parameter in
DB2 10.


PTASKROL (Old)
• PTASKROL
– Macro: DSN6SYSP
– Online Changeable: Yes
– Default: YES
– Values: YES/NO
– Description: Roll up accounting trace records for
parallel query task into originating task’s accounting
trace.

– APAR PQ10864


NPGTHRSH (Old)
• NPGTHRSH
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: 0
– Values:
– Description: Favor index access when tables statistics
indicate less than a given number of pages*

– APAR PQ33429

*DB2 Version 8 CREATE/ALTER TABLE option
VOLATILE has a similar affect on an access path.
May be a better choice.

Fast Replication (New in DB2 9)

• FAST REPLICATION on DSNTIP6
• CHECK_FASTREPLICATION on DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: REQUIRED and DEFERRED
– REQUIRED forces the CHECK utility to use DSS COPY. If
Flash Copy cannot be used, the CHECK utility fails.
• This is the default setting in DB2 10
– PREFERRED simply directs the CHECK utility to use fast
replication only if Flash Copy is available.
• This is the default setting for DB2 9
– Can change using –SET SYSPARM command


COMPRESS SPT01 (New in DB2 9)

• COMPRESS SPT01 on DSNTIPA2
• COMPRESS_SPT01 on DSN6SPRM macro
• Can change using –SET SYSPARM command
– Valid values: NO, YES
– NO – SPT01 compression is not allowed
– YES – SPT01 compression is allowed during the
next REORG

• SPT01 INLINE LENGTH
• SPT01_INLINE_LENGTH on DSN6SPRM
– Valid values: NOINLINE, 1 to 32138

SEPARATE WORK FILES (New in DB2 9)

• SEPARATE WORK FILES on DSNTIP9 (DB2 10 only)

• WFDBSEP on DSN6SPRM macro
– NO – Will use non preferred if nothing available
– YES – Fails if nothing is available
– Introduced to DB2 9 by APAR PM02528
• DSNWTFG
– Executed by install job DSNTIJTM
– Requires APAR PM17336 to work properly


Delete Coupling Facility Structures
• DEL_CFSTRUCTS_ON_RESTART
– Data sharing only ZPARM
• Help avoid using corrupted coupling facility structures after
restart
– On the DSN6SYSP macro
– Valid values: YES or NO
• NO- No attempts are made to delete structures
• YES - attempt to delete the structures in the coupling facility at
restart. If deletion is successful, the deleted structures will be
recovered during group restart. Deletion is only attempted
when there are NO DB2 members connected to the structures.
• Cannot be changed online
This function delivered via APARs PM28295 and PM31807


Use FLASHCOPY Technology
• 5 DSNZPARMS available to enable DB2 10 support of

Can change using –SET SYSPARM command
FLASHCOPY if DB2 data sets are on FlashCopy Version
2 disk.
– FLASHCOPY_COPY=
– FLASHCOPY_LOAD=
– FLASHCOPY_REORG_TS=
– FLASHCOPY_REBUILD_INDEX=
– FLASHCOPY_REORG_INDEX=
• Valid values: YES or NO
– YES – the corresponding utility can use FlashCopy
– NO – Flash Copy is not used
– Default – NO
– This feature is new function mode (NFM) only
• "DB2 10 Installation and Migration Guide (GC19-2974)" states that
these keywords are ignored in conversion mode (CM) and enabling
new function mode (ENFM) when migrating from both DB2 V8 and
DB2 9. However, not quite true.
• Good news: APAR PM33104 fixes issue comes into play. .

DDL/DCL Timeout Control
• DDLTOX
– DSN6SPRM macro, Valid values: 1 to 254
– Default – 1
• 1 – use IRLM resource timeout value
• 2-254 is a factor time the resource timeout value.

• Requires APAR PM32921, PM37660, and
PM36177


MAX TEMP RID
• MAX TEMP RID on DSNTIP9
• MAXTEMPS_RID
– On DSN8SPRM macro
• Default is NOLIMIT
• Values: NONE, NOLIMIT, or 1 – 329166
– Amount of temp storage can be used for RID blocks
that overflow RID pool
– Not for pair-wise join RID processing


INDEX_IO_PARALLELISM
• INDEX_IO_PARALLELISM
• I/O parallelism for concurrent insert operations on multiple
indexes
– DSN6SPRM macro
• Opaque
• Default is YES
• Valid values are NO and YES


Catalog, Directory SMS names
• For catalog and directory
• CATDDACL– Data Class
• CATDMGCL – Management Class
• CATDSTCL – Storage Class
• For catalog and directory indexes
• CATXDACL – Data Class
• CATXMGCL – Storage Class
• CATXSTCL – Storage Class
• Acceptable values – blank or appropriate SMS class
name
• Default – blank
– Can change ALL using –SET SYSPARM command


CHAR Built-in Function Issue
• DB2 10 CHAR built-in function no longer returns
– Leading zeros
– Trailing decimal point character
– Leading blanks for positive decimal value
– Example:
Setting CHAR(000.1) CHAR(1000.) CHAR(1.1)
CURRENT ‘.1’ ‘1000’ ‘1.1’
V9 ‘ 000.1’ ‘ 1000.’ ‘ 1.1’
– BIF_COMPATIBILITY
• DSN6SPRM macro
• Valid values – V9, CURRENT
• Defaults:
– If an installation then CURRENT
– If migration to DB2 10 then V9


SET CHECK PENDING
• CHECK_SETCHKP
• DSN6SPRM macro
• For YES, no restrictive state set for SHRLEVEL CHANGE
– Default: NO


DISALLOW_DEFAULT_COLLID
• DISALLOW_DEFAULT_COLLID
• Should default collection ID, DSN_DEFAULT_COLLID_planname, be
used for implicitly generated packages during automatic DBRM to
package conversion
– DSN6SPRM macro
• YES
– BIND PLAN cannot be used with MEMBER option
– REBIND PLAN cannot be used without COLLID
– Automatic rebinds do not convert existing plans that were last bound form
DBRMs
• NO
– BIND PLAN contains MEMBER option, bind DBRM into package and
package into plan using DSN_DEFAULT_COLLID_planname
– REBIND the same
– Auto rebinds the same


Compress SMF Records
• COMPRESS SMF RECS on DSNTIPN
• SMFCOMP on DSN6SYSP macro
– Valid values – OFF or ON
– Default – OFF


SIGNON Module Name
• SIGNON on DSNTIPO3
• SIGNON_MODULE on DSN6SYSP macro
– Valid values
• Installation: 1 to 8 characters
• Migration: DSN3@SGN
– Default – DSN3@SGN
• Requires NFM – If not NFM will fail
• Requires DB2 10 ERLY code – If not, will fail
• This parameter cannot be changed online


Default Partition Size
• DEFAULT PARTITION SIZE on DSNTIP7
• DPSEGSZ on DSN6SYSP
– Valid values: 0, 4, 8, 12, … 60, 64
– Default: 32
• Lots of combinations of what this can do
– 0 and NUMPARTS: classic partitioning
– >0 and NUMPARTS: range-partitioned
– More; see Install Guide
• Used if SEGSIZE is not specified
• Deprecated in DB2 10


Production Modeling
• SIMULATED_CPU_COUNT
– Number of CPUs to be modeled
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: OFF, 1 to 255
– Default: OFF

• SIMULATED_CPU_SPEED
– microseconds of execution time for tasks or SRBs per
service unit for the CPU that is being simulated.
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: OFF, 1 to 2,147,483,467
– Default: OFF

Revoke Dependent Privileges
• REVOKE_DEP_PRIVILEGES
– Controls if dependent privileges should be revoked
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: NO, YES, SQLSTMT
– Default: SQLSTMT


New Security Privileges
• SECADM1
– System administrator authority
– DSN6SPRM macro
• All ZPARMs on this slide can be changed using –SET SYSPARM
– Valid values: Authid (8) or Role (128)
– Default: SECADM
• SECADM1_INPUT_STYLE
– Hex or character string for id or role
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: Authid (8) or Role (128)
– Default: SECADM
• SECADM1_TYPE
– Is SECADM specified authorization id or role
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Valid values: HEX or CHAR
– Default: CHAR

New Security Privileges
• SEPARATE_SECURITY
– DSN6SPRM macro
– Default: NOT


Even More…
• REALSTORAGE_MANAGEMENT
• REALSTORAGE_MAX
• REORG_LIST_PROCESSING
• ACCESS_CNTL_MODULE
• BIF_COMPATIBILITY
• CHKLOGR
• CHKMINS
• CHKTYPE


And Still More…


References
• A First Look: DB2 10 DSNZPARM Changes
• The Good, the Bad and the Really Ugly: DB2’s
DSNZPARM Module
• Just the Good This Time: More DB2 DSNZPARM
Keywords

• DB2 10 Installation and Migration Guide (CG19-
2974)


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Stop!!
The End
What follows are the slides from the
original
“The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly:
DSNZPARM” presentation.
They are NOT part of this presentation.

What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6ARVP N
– All parameters are changeable
• DSN6FAC
– RLFERRD, IDTHTOIN, RESYNC, TCPALVER, MAXTYPE1,
TCPKPALV, POOLINAC
• DSN6LOGP
– ARC2FRST, DEALLCT, MAXRTU
• DSN6GRP
– IMMEDWRI


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6ARVP N
– All parameters are changeable
• DSN6FAC
– RLFERRD, IDTHTOIN, RESYNC, TCPALVER, MAXTYPE1,
TCPKPALV, POOLINAC
• DSN6LOGP
– ARC2FRST, DEALLCT, MAXRTU
• DSN6GRP
– IMMEDWRI
Underlined parms are
changeable as of Version 8


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6SYSP N
– ACCUMACC, ACCUMUID, CHKFREQ, CONDBAT,
CTHREAD, DBPROTCL, DLDFREQ, DSSTIME,
DSVCI, EXTRAREQ, EXTRASRV, EXTSEC, IDBACK,
IDFORE, IDXBPOOL, IXQTY, LOBVALA, LOBVALS,
MAXDBAT, MGEXTSZ, PCLOSEN, PCLOSET,
PTASKROL, RLFAUTH, RLFERR, RLFTBL,
STATIME,STORMXAB, STORTIME, SYNCVAL,
TBSBPOOL, TSQTY, UIFCIDS, URCHKTH,
URLGWTH, WLMENV


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6SYSP N
URLGWTH, WLMENV


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6SYSP N
URLGWTH, WLMENV Parms in RED are new
keywords as of Version 8


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6SPRM N
– ABEXP, ABIND, AEXITLIM, AUTHCACH, BINDNV, BMPTOUT, CACHEDYN,
CDSSRDEF, CHGDC, CONTSTOR, DBACRVW, DESCSTAT, DLITOUT, DSMAX,
EDMBFIT, EDMDBDC, EDMPOOL, EDMSTMTC, EDPROP, EVALUNC,
IRLMSWT, LRDRTHLD, MAINTYPE, MAXKEEPD, MAX_NUM_CUR, MAXRBLK,
MAX_ST_PROC, MINRBLK, MINSTOR, NPGTHRSH, NUMLKTS, NUMLKUS,
OJPERFEH, OPTHINTS, PADIX, PARAMDEG, PARTKEYU, RECALLD,
REFSHAGE, RELCURHL, RETLWAIT, RETVLCFK, RRULOCK, SEQCACH,
SEQPRES, SJMXPOOL, SJTABLES, SKIPUNCI, SMSDCFL, SMSDCIX,
SRTPOOL, STARJOIN, STATHIST, STATROLL, STATSINT, SUPERRS,
SYSADM, SYSADM2, SYSOPR, SYSOPR2, UTIMOUT, VOLTDEVT, XLKUPDLT


What Can You Change
ot es!
• DSN6SPRM N


Not Everything Takes Effect Immediately
• AUTHCACH • RLFTBL, RLFERR
• LOBVALA • IDBACK, IDFORE
• LOBVALS • BMPTOUT, DLITOUT
• MAXRBLK • CHKFREQ (was
• NUMLKTS LOGLOAD)
• EDMPOOL • DEALLCT, MAXRTU
• EDMBFIT • DSSTIME, STATIME,
• EDMDSPAC (not in V8) PCLOSET
• RLFERRD, RLFAUTH • PTASKROL
• MAXDBAT


System behavior change
• The following DSNZPARMs may cause a behavioral change
when modified.
• PARTKEYU
– (Restriction to update partitioning key lifted in V5 with APAR
PQ16946 and ZPARM added by APAR PQ22653)
– Changes in Version 8
• SYSADM/SYSADM2
– (requires Install SYSADM or Install SYSADM2 privilege)
• CACHEDYN & MAXKEEPD
• XLKUPDLT
– Introduced by APAR PQ18915


Let’s Look at the Visible
Parameters First


Thread Stuff
CONDBAT DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max remote connected

CTHREAD DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max Users Macro

IDBACK DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max batch connect

IDFORE DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max TSO connect

MAXDBAT DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max remote active


Storage

EDMBFIT DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Free space utilization for large pools

EDMDSPAC
DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC EDM Pool data space size
(removed in V8)

EDMPOOL DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC environmental descriptor manager pool

SEQCACH DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE Sequential cache

SEQPRES DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE Utility Cache Option

MAXRBLK DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC Storage for RID Blocks

Number of dynamic SQL statements that
MAXKEEPD DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE can be keep past a commit point when
binding with KEEPDYNAMIC(YES)

SRTPOOL DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC Storage for sort pool

All Threads See previous foil for list of thread parms


Logging
BACKODUR DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL How much back out processing when LBACKOUT

DLDFREQ DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL How often level id is updated in checkpoints

CHKFREQ DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL System checkpoint frequency in minutes or logs

LBACKOUT DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL Should back out log processing be postponed

LOGAPSTG DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL Storage for fast log apply

OUTBUFF DSN6LOGP DSNTIPL Output buffer size used writing the active log

PCLOSEN DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL
Duration in checkpoints or minutes between updates before
page set is switched to RO
PCLOSET DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL

Number of checkpoint cycles for uncommitted units of recovery
URCHKTH DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL
(UR)

URLGWTH DSN6SYSP DSNTIPL Number of log records in uncommitted UR

SET LOG LOGLOAD/CHKTIME


Programming
CACHEDYN DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Dynamic SQL cache

CDSSRDEF DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Current degree

DECDIV3 DSN6SPRM DSNTIP4 Minimum divide scale

DESCSTAT DSN6SPRM DSNTIP4 Static describe

OPTHINTS DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Optimization hints


Locking
IRLMRWT DSN6SPRM DSNTIPI Resource timeout

NUMLKTS DSN6SPRM DSNTIPJ Locks per table (space)

NUMLKUS DSN6SPRM DSNTIPJ Locks per user

SKIPUNCI (V8) DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Skip Uncomm Inserts

DSNTIP4 (V7)
EVALUNC DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 (V8)
Evaluate Uncommitted

RRULOCK DSN6SPRM DSNTIPI U LOCK FOR RR/RS

XLKUPDLT DSN6SPRM DSNTIPI X Lock for searched U/D
DSNTIP4 (V7)
RELCURHL DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 (V8) RELEASE LOCKS

RETLWAIT DSN6SPRM DSNTIPI Retained lock timeout


Database Access Threads
CMSTAT DSN6FAC DSNTIPR DDF threads

CONDBAT DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max remote connected

CONTSTOR DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE Contract thread storage

IDTHTOIN DSN6FAC DSNTIPR Idle thread timeout

MAXDBAT DSN6SYSP DSNTIPE Max remote active

POOLINAC DSN6FAC DSNTIP5 Pool thread timeout


DSMAX
DSMAX DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC Max number of open
data sets

Approx Storage Default is Calculated default Acceptable values:
used: calculated does not take into 1 – 100,000 (V8)
DSMAX * 1.8K account partitioning


Deferred Close
Affects CLOSE YES and CLOSE NO page sets
Affects CLOSE YES and CLOSE NO page sets

2 1
DSMAX
Close CLOSE=YES data sets

Max
3% or 300 4 number
Drain data sets of
Queue physically open
closed data sets
(and deallocated)

3
5 Open data sets reach
If min to close not on queue,
99% of DSMAX
close CLOSE=NO page sets


Read Only Switch
• RO SWITCH CHKPTS
– DSN6SYSP PCLOSEN
– Number of consecutive checkpoints since last update
– Default is 5 checkpoints

• RO SWITCH TIME
– DSN6SYSP PCLOSET
– Number of minutes since last update
– Default is 10 minutes


Read Only Switch
For CLOSE YES and CLOSE NO page sets
For CLOSE YES and CLOSE NO page sets

12 TABLESPACE
R/W
If NO
change 10 Minutes State
9 or 3 Then Switched
activity 5 Checkpoints Internally
for…

6
TABLESPACE
Defaults
Defaults R/O
DSN6SYSP
Macro Flush Database Buffers
Flush Database Buffers
PCLOSEN Update End RBA
Update End RBA
Update RB_RBA
Update RB_RBA
PCLOSET
RO Page Sets not Logged
RO Page Sets not Logged


DSNZPARMs Added in Version 8 (1 of 2)

Specifies whether DB2 accounting data should
ACCUMACC DSN6SYSP DSNTIPN be accumulated by the user for DDF and
RRSAF threads.

Aggregation fields to be used for DDF and
ACCUMUID DSN6SYSP DSNTIPN
RRSAF accounting rollup

AEXITLIM DSN6SPRM DSNTIPP AUTH EXIT LIMIT

DSVCI DSN6SYSP DSNTIP7 VARY DS CONTROL INTEVAL

es!
EDMDBDC DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC EDM DBD cache size

EDMSTMTC DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC EDM Statement Cache size
N ot
LRDRTHLD DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE LONG-RUNNING READER

Default value for CURRENT MAINTAINED
MAINTYPE DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 TABLE TYPES FOR OPTIMIZATION special
register

MAX_NUM_CUR DSN6SPRM DSNTIPX Maximum number of open cursors


DSNZPARMs Added in Version 8 s!
ot e
(2 of 2)
N
Maximum number of stored procedures per
MAX_ST_PROC DSN6SPRM DSNTIPX
thread

MGEXTSZ DSN6SYSP DSNTIP7 OPTIMIZE EXTENT SIZING

PADIX DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE Pad new indexes by default

Default value for the CURRENT REFRESH
REFSHAGE DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8
AGE special register

Maximum size of the virtual memory pool for
SJMXPOOL DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8
star join queries in MB

SMF89 DSN6SYSP ------------- USAGE PRICING

Output from IFC records should include
UIFCIDS DSN6SYSP DSNTIPN
Unicode information

Device type or unit name for allocating
VOLTDEVT DSN6SPRM DSNTIPA2
temporary data sets


Changed Online Change Option (1 of 2)
ot es!
N
Pre-V8 Version 8

CACHEDYN DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 No Yes

CHGDC DSN6SPRM DSNTIPO No Yes

EDMBFIT DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Opaque/No Yes

EDPROP DSN6SPRM DSNTIPO No Yes

EXTRAREQ DSN6SYSP DSNTIP5 No Yes

EXTRASRV DSN6SYSP DSNTIP5 No Yes

IDTHTOIN DSN6FAC DSNTIPR No Yes

IMMEDWRI DSN6GRP DSNTIP8 No Yes

MAXKEEPD DSN6SPRM DSNTIPE No Yes

MAXTYPE1 DSN6FAC DSNTIPR No Yes


Changed Online Change Option (2 of 2)

Pre-V8 Version 8

NPGTHRSH DSN6SPRM --- Opaque/No Yes

OJPERFEH DSN6SPRM --- Opaque/No Yes

PARTKEYU DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Opaque/No Yes

POOLINAC DSN6FAC DSNTIP5 No Yes

RETVLCFK DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Yes Now consider non-padded

SRTPOOL DSN6SPRM DSNTIPC No Yes

STATHIST DSN6SPRM DSNTIPO No Yes

TCPALVER DSN6FAC DSNTIP5 No Yes

TCPKPALV DSN6FAC DSNTIP5 No Yes

XLKUPDLT DSN6SPRM DSNTIPI No Yes


DSNZPARMs Externalized in Version 8…

IXQTY 1 DSN6SYSP DSNTIP7 Index space default size

SKIPUNCI 2 DSN6SPRM DSNTIPS Skip Uncommitted INSERTs

STARJOIN DSN6SPRM DSNTIP8 Enable star join processing

SVOLARC DSN6ARVP DSNTIPA Single volume allocation

TSQTY 1 DSN6SYSP DSNTIP7 Table space default size

1 – Available in Version 6 & 7 via APAR PQ53067
2 – Available in Version 7 via APAR PQ79789

The above opaque DSNZPARMs have eternized through the
installation panels in DB2 Version 8.


DSNZPARMs Removed in Version 8…
COMPAT DSNHDECP Serviceability option

EDMDSPAC DSN6SPRM EDM Pool Data Space Size

EDMDSMAX DSN6SPRM EDM Pool Data Space Maximum

PKGLDTOL1 DSN6SPRM Turn off package requirement for certain SQL statements

Allow index access for certain nested correlated table
SARGSWRP2 DSN6SPRM
access

OPTSUBQ13 DSN6SPRM Non-correlated subquery costs

List prefetch picked as the access path while regular
OPTCCOS14 DSN6SPRM
index access could perform better

Inefficient access path or inefficient index is picked for
OPTCCOS25 DSN6SPRM
correlated subquery

1 - APAR PQ59207 4 - APAR PQ84158
2 - APAR PQ61024 & PQ66365 5 - APAR PQ03849 & PQ66335
3 - APAR PQ50462 & PQ81790


New Version 8 Defaults
ot es!
LOBVALA
CTHREAD
USER LOB VALUE STORAGE
MAX USERS
2048
70
10240
200
N
MAXDBAT MAX REMOTE ACTIVE 64 200
CONDBAT MAX REMOTE CONNECTED 64 10000
IDFORE MAX TSO CONNECT 40 50
IDBACK MAX BATCH CONNECT 20 50
ACCUMACC DDF/RRSAF ACCUM NO 10
CACHEDYN CACHE DYNAMIC SQL NO YES
AUTHCACH PLAN AUTH CACHE 1024 3072
LOGAPSTG LOG APPLY STORAGE 0 100
CHKFREQ CHECKPOINT FREQ 50000 500000
BLKSIZE BLOCK SIZE 28672 24576
CMTSTAT DDF THREADS ACTIVE INACTIVE
IDTHTOIN IDLE THREAD TIMEOUT 0 120
EXTSEC EXTENDED SECURITY NO YES
TCPKPALV TCP/IP KEEPALIVE ENABLE 120
DSMAX MAXIMUM OPEN DATA SETS 3000 10000
EDMPOOL EDMPOOL STORAGE SIZE 7312 327681


Added in Version 7
• STATROLL - Statistics Rollup for partitions
• STATSINT – Turn on collecting real time statistics
• MINSTOR - Manage Thread Storage
• OJPERFEH - Disables performance enhancements for outer join
operations
• OPTOPSE - Parallelism: Type of sort operations for parallel queries
that involve join
• STARJOIN - Fact table cardinality:
– -1 disabled, 1 fact largest,
– 0 (25) / n: x largest dimension
• STATHIST - STATISTICS HISTORY, SPACE, NONE, ALL,
ACCESSPATH.
– Default=No


Added in Version 7
• CHKFREQ - Checkpoint Freq
• 200 – 16,000,000 (log records),
• or 1- 60 (minutes)
– Default 50,000
• URLGWTH - UR log write check, # of log records written by an
uncommitted unit
• 0 – 1,000K
– Default 0
– URCHKTH - UR Checkpoint Frequency can still be used
• SYNCVAL - Monitoring
• NO / 0-59 - Synchronize among Data Sharing members / Stats & RMF
– Default NO


Added in Version 7
• UGCCSID - Unicode CCSID, Graphics, accept default- data
integrity may be compromised.
• UMCCSID - Unicode CCSID, Mixed, accept default- data integrity
may be compromised.
• USCCSID - Unicode CCSID, Single, accept default- data integrity
may be compromised.
• APPENSCH - Application Encoding Scheme - EBCDIC, if
changed release incompatibility


And Then There Was
Opaque


DISABSCL
• DISABSCL
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: NO
– Values: YES/NO
– Description: Disable scrollable cursor warning messages. If
YES is specified and non-scrollable cursors are in use,
SQLWARN1 and SQLWARN5 warning messages at OPEN
and ALLOCATE CURSOR will be disabled.
– APAR PQ65622


OJPERFEH
• OJPERFEH is used to disable some portion of outer
join
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: YES
– Values: YES/NO
– Description: Disable outer join performance enhancements
when first release. Now selectively disables certain
enhancements

– APAR PQ18710 – added with default NO
– APAR PQ48485 – Externalized – Should now be YES


SMSDCFL & SMSDCIX
• SMSDCFL - SMS data class name keyword for all
table space data sets
• SMSDCIX - SMS data class name keyword for all
index space data sets
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: blank
– Values: data class name
– Description: SMS data class name keyword

– APAR PQ32414


UTLRSTRT
• UTLRSTRT Careful
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: OFF
– Values: ON, OFF
– Description: If set to ON, implicitly restart utility after
failure.*

– APAR PQ33429

* Removed in DB2 Version 8

CLAIMDTA
• CLAIMDTA
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: NO
– Values: YES, NO
– Description: If set to YES, the data-first claiming and table
space-level claim/drain process is enabled*

– APAR PQ96628

* Removed in DB2 Version 8

UNION_COLNAME_7
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Online Changeable: No
– Default: NO
– Values: NO, YES
– For usability, an optional DB2 system parameter called
UNION_COLNAME_7 to the DSN6SPRM macro. YES will
cause DB2 Version 8 to behave as Version 7 did.

– APAR: PK03946


COMCRIT
– Macro: DSN6SPRM
– Default: NO
– Values: NO, YES
– Optional functionality that allows you to establish a
Common Criteria-compliant environment in DB2
UDB for z/OS Version 8.
• YES activates the Common Criteria environment and
requires every new table that is created to have a
security label column, which enables multilevel security.

– APAR: PK08344

ZPARM DB2 9 Sample
• IMPDSDEF (DSN6SYSP) – Define data sets
• YES/NO
• IMPTSCMP (DSN6SYSP) - Use Compression
ev en
or GA
• YES/NO

ge es
• MAXTEMPS (DSN6SPRM) - Max Temp STG/AGENT
• 0 to 2147483647
REOPTEXT (DSN6SPRM) - REOPTha
n
Automaticallyo
•
• YES/NO c
lData Caching9
d g
• MXDTCA (DSN6SPRM) -ou Max
c eD B2
se or
• 0 - 512
•
the bef
CACHEDYN_FREELOCAL (DSN6SPRM) - Free cached dynamic
statementsf
• l o ear
Al pp
MAX_CONCURRENT_AUTOBINDS (DSN6SPRM) Max Concurrent
Autobinds

• d isaa dozen more
And about
• 1-20


And of Course, There are the
Hidden Ones!!!


Hidden DSNZPARMs
Disclaimer #2 and Warning
• All of the following examples are intended to
be used for educational purposes ONLY!
• PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!
• BEWARE! WARNING! Etc. Etc. Etc.
• Danger, danger! Injuries can happen
• Have resume up to date

Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!


Hidden DSNZPARMs
OPTNTJP Stage 1 Null tolerant join predicate

PQ39223
Was: Now: Max tables
SPRMMXTB MXTBJOIN
PQ57516

OPTOPSE Parallelism: Type of sort operations for parallel queries
that involve join

SPRMPTH Disable parallelism for short running queries
PQ45820, PQ25135

SPRMMQT Bind cost overhead associated with MQT for short
running SQL
MQT rewrite threshold – serviceability
Default = 120, Set to 0 to turn off rewrite


More from Version 8
MAX_OPT_STOR Max amount of RDS OP POOL storage 0 MB –
20 MB
(SPRMMXOS) consumed by DB2 Optimizer (MB) 100 MB

MAX_OPT_CPU Max amount of CPU Time consumed by DB2 0 sec –
100 sec
(SPRMMXOC) Optimizer (Seconds) 1000 sec

MAX_OPT_ELAP Max amount of elapsed time consumed by 0 sec –
100 sec
(SPRMMXOE) DB2 Optimizer (Seconds) 1000 sec

The number of tables joined to cause DB2 to
TABLES_JOINED_THRESHOLD
limit the amount of resources consumed by 16 0 - 225
(SPRMTJTH)
Optimizer (V7)

MXTBJOIN The maximum number of tables that can be 225 15 - 225
(SPRMMXTB) joined in a single FROM clause (V7)

The maximum number of cost entries to be 1 - 32767
MXQBCE (SPRMMXCE) 32767
considered for a single FROM clause (V7)


And Yes, Those Hidden Plan Tables
• SPRMxxxx - Generates all EXPLAIN data
– Defaults: 0 = only populate PLAN_TABLE
• Tables updated by BIND or EXPLAIN ALL
– Similar to EXPLAIN tables in DB2 family
– Place-holders that need to exist
• PREDICATE_TABLE
• REFERENCE_TABLE
• STRUCTURE_TABLE
• COST_TABLE
• PGROUP_TABLE
• DSN_STATEMENT_TABLE
• ESTIMATES_TABLE
• DSN_FUNCTION_TABLE
• TABSTATS_TABLE
• COLSTATS_TABLE
• IDXSTATS_TABLE
• PLAN_TABLE


What Tables are Accessed (examples)

• STRUCTURE_TABLE shows execution
frequency
– 1 row per SQL section (QBLOCKNO)
• REFERENCE_TABLE shows objects, attributes
– 1 row per referenced object (table, column, etc.)
• PREDICATE_TABLE shows predicate data
– 1 row per predicate LHS-operator-RHS
– Shows filter factors, Stage 1-2, indexability
• COST_TABLE shows detailed cost estimates
– 1 row per SQL section step (PLANNO)
– Composite cost = IFCID 22 MiniPlan cost = QMF
statement cost (timerons)


You’re Right, There’s Not Enough
• DDL for hidden EXPLAIN tables
• How do you read tables?
• What can you do with the information?
• Do you REALLY need to know more?

• Probably not.. In fact, you are actually much
further ahead just leaving them alone


Populate the PLAN_TABLE?
• Explain’s output goes three places:
– PLAN_TABLE
• Describes access path of SQL statement
• Help better design SQL statements
• Can give optimization hints
– DSN_STATEMNT_TABLE
• Provides cost estimates
• Cost in service units and in milliseconds
• For dynamic and static SQL statements
– DSN_FUNCTION_TABLE
• How DB2 resolves functions
• One row for each function in an SQL statement


And Last… But not least…


DSNZPARM Protection
• As a final, yet very important note, make sure…
• DB2 load libraries are RACF (or equivalent) write
protected
• Secure DSNZPARM source
– Control who is allowed to modify DSNZPARM source
• Control who can issue the SET SYSPARM
command
– Only SYSOPR, SYSCTRL, or SYSADM
• And control who as the above privileges


Session Summary
• Now that you have completed this session, you
should be able to:
– Explain the purpose of DSNZPARM
– Describe DB2 SET SYSPARM Command
– Describe each of the macros and their major keywords
– Describe the different ?type? of DSNZPARMs
– Advise on how best to use DSNZPARMs


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