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IFCIDS in Db2 12

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Stephen Watts
Trace Type Class IFCID Description
ACCOUNTING 1 3 ALL ACCOUNTING
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
200 UDF ENTRY/EXIT SIGNAL
239 OVERFLOW FOR PACKAGE ACCOUNTING
2 200 UDF ENTRY/EXIT SIGNAL
232 DB2 THREAD ENTRY/EXIT SIGNAL
3 6 BEGINNING OF A READ 1/O OPERATION
7 CC AFTER READ I/O OPERATION
8 BEGINNING OF SYNCHRONOUS WRITE I/O
9 CC OF SYNC OR ASYNC WRITE I/O
32 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
33 END OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
44 LOCK SUSPEND OR IDENTITY CALL IRLM
45 LOCK RESUME
51 SHARED LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
52 SHARED LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
56 ECXL. LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
57 EXCL. LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
117 BEGIN THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
118 END THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
127 AGENT READY TO SUSPEND PAGE WAIT
128 PAGE REQUESTOR RESUMED BY I/O UNIT
170 SUSPEND FOR SYNC EXEC. N UNIT SWITCH
171 RESUME AGENT WAITING DB2 SERV. TASK
174 BEGIN ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
175 END ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
213 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
214 END OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
215 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
216 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
226 BEGIN OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
227 END OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
242 BEGIN WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
243 END WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
313 MESSAGES FOR LONG-RUNNING URS.
382 SUSPEND OPERATIOINS FOR PARALLEL TASK SYNC
383 RESUME OPERATIOINS AFTER PARALLEL TASK SYNC
4 151 USER-DEFINED ACCOUNTING TRACE
5 187 ENTRY TO AND EXIT FROM IFI
7 200 DB2 THREAD ENTRY/EXIT SIGNAL
232 FOR PACKAGE/DBRM LEVEL ACCOUNTING
240 EVENT SIGNAL FOR PACKAGE ACCOUNTING
8 6 BEGINNING OF A READ I/O OPERATION
7 CC AFTER READ I/O OPERATION
8 BEGINNING OF SYNCHRONOUS WRITE I/O
9 CC OF SYNC OR ASYNC WRITE I/O
32 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
33 END OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
44 LOCK SUSPEND OR IDENTITY CALL IRLM
45 LOCK RESUME
51 SHARED LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
52 SHARED LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
56 EXCL. LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
57 EXCL. LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
117 BEGIN THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
118 END THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
127 AGENT READY TO SUSPEND PAGE WAIT
128 PAGE REQUESTOR RESUMED BY I/O UNIT
170 SUSPEND FOR SYNC EXEC.N UNIT SWITCH
171 RESUME AGENT WAITING DB2 SERV. TASK
174 BEGIN ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
175 END ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
213 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
214 END OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
215 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
216 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
226 BEGIN OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
227 END OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
241 BEGIN/END SUSPENSION OF PACK/DBRM
242 BEGIN WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
243 END WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
382 SUSPEND OPERATIOINS FOR PARALLEL TASK SYNC
383 RESUME OPERATIOINS AFTER PARALLEL TASK SYNC
10 339 PACKAGE DETAIL
AUDIT 1 140 AUTHORIZATION FAILURES
2 141 EXPLICIT GRANT AND REVOKES
3 142 CREATES, ALTERS, DROPS – AUDIT
4 143 FIRST ATTEMPTED WRITE AUDITED OBJ.
5 144 FIRST ATTEMPTED READ AUDITED OBJ.
6 145 AUDIT LOG RECORD OF SOME SQL STMTS
7 55 ISSUANCE OF SET CURRENT SQLID
83 END IDENTIFY REQUEST
87 ENDING OF SIGNON REQUEST
169 DISTRIBUTED AUTHID TRANSLATION
312 DCE SECURITY
8 23 UTILITY START INFORMATION
24 UTILITY OBJECT OR PHASE CHANGE
25 UTILITY END INFORMATION
219 LISTDEF DATA SET INFORMATION
220 UTILITY OUTPUT DATA SET INFORMATION
9 146 USER-DEFINED AUDIT TRACE
11 361 AUDIT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES
MONITOR 1 1 SYSTEM SERVICES
2 DATABASE SERVICES
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
124 CURRENT SQL STATEMENT
129 VSAM CI’S – DB2 RECOVER LOG
147 SUMMARY THREAD STATUS RECORD
148 DETAILED THREAD STATUS RECORD
149 LOCK INFORMATION FOR A RESOURCE
150 LOCK INFORMATION FOR AN AGENT IFCID
202 SYSTEM PARAMETERS
230 DATA SHARING GLOBAL STATISTICS
254 GROUP BUFFER POOL USAGE
306 LOG RECORD RETRIEVAL
316 PREPARED STMT. CACHE STATISTICS
317 PREPARED STMT. CACHE STMT. TEXT
2 232 DB2 THREAD ENTRY EXIT SIGNAL
3 6 BEGINNING OF A READ I/O OPERATION
7 CC AFTER READ I/O OPERATION
8 BEGINNING OF A SYNCHRONOUS WRITE I/O
9 CC OF A SYN OR ASYNC WRITE I/O
32 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
33 END OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
44 LOCK SUSPEND OR IDENTIFY CALL IRLM
45 LOCK RESUME
51 SHARED LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
52 SHARED LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
56 EXCL. LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
57 EXCL. LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
117 BEGIN THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
118 END THREAD WAIT TIMR FOR LOG I/O
127 AGENT READY TO SUSPEND PAGE WAIT
128 PAGE REQUESTOR RESUMED BY I/O UNIT
170 SUSPEND FOR SYNC EXEC. UNIT SWITCH
171 RESUME AGENT WAITING DB2 SERV. TSK
174 BEGIN ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
175 END ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
213 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
214 END OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
215 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
216 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
226 BEGIN OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
227 END OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
242 BEGIN WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
243 END WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
382 SUSPEND OPERATIOINS FOR PARALLEL TASK SYNC
383 RESUME OPERATIOINS AFTER PARALLEL TASK SYNC
4 155 USER-DEFINED MONITOR TRACE
5 187 ENTRY OR EXIT TO IFI
6 185 DATA CAPTURE INFORMATION
7 232 DB2 THREAD ENTRY/EXIT SIGNAL
232 FOR PACKAGE/DBRM-LEVEL ACCOUNTING
240 EVENT SIGNAL FOR PACKAGE ACCOUNTING
8 6 BEGINNING OF A READ I/O OPERATION
7 CC AFTER READ I/O OPERATION
8 BEGINNING OF SYNCHRONOUS WRITE I/O
9 CC OF SYN OR ASYNC WRITE I/O
32 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
33 END OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
44 LOCK SUSPEND OR IDENTIFY CALL IRLM
45 LOCK RESUME
51 SHARED LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
52 SHARED LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
56 EXCL. LATCH WAIT. SERVICEABILITY
57 EXCL. LATCH RESUME. SERVICEABILITY
117 BEGIN THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
118 END THREAD WAIT TIME FOR LOG I/O
127 AGENT READY TO SUSPEND PAGE WAIT
128 PAGE REQUESTOR RESUMED BY I/O UNIT
170 SUSPEND FOR SYNC EXEC. UNIT SWITCH
171 RESUME AGENT WAITING DB2 SERV.TSK
174 BEGIN ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
175 END ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
213 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
214 END OF WAIT FOR CLAIM REQUEST
215 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
216 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN REQUEST
226 BEGIN OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
227 END OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
241 BEGIN/END SUSPENSION OF PACK/DBRM
242 BEGIN WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
243 END WAIT FOR SCHED. STORED PROC.
382 SUSPEND OPERATIOINS FOR PARALLEL TASK SYNC
383 RESUME OPERATIOINS AFTER PARALLEL TASK SYNC
9 124 ENABLE STATEMENT LEVEL ACCOUNTING
10 339 PACKAGE DETAIL
29 316 CACHED STATEMENT STATISTICS
318 CACHED STATEMENT STATISTICS
400 STATIC SQL IN EDM POOK STATISTICS
401 STATIC SQL IN EDM POOK STATISTICS
PERFORMANCE 1 1 SYSTEM SERVICES
2 DATABASE SERVICES
31 EDM POOL FULL CONDITION
42 A CHECKPOINT STARTED
43 A CHECKPOINT ENDED
76 BEGINNING OF END OF MEMORY REQUEST
77 ENDING OF AN END OF MEMORY REQUEST
78 BEGINNING OF AN END OF TASK REQUEST
79 ENDING OF AN END OF TASK REQUEST
102 DETECTION OF SHORT ON STORAGE
103 SETTING OFF OF SHORT ON STORAGE
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
153 USER-DEFINED EXCEPT-CONDITION TRACE
2 3 ALL ACCOUNTING
68 BEGINNING OF A ROLLBACK REQUEST
69 ENDING OF A ROLLBACK REQUEST
70 BEGIN COMMIT PHASE 2 REQUEST
71 END COMMIT PHASE 2 REQUEST
72 BEGINNING OF CREATE THREAD REQUEST
73 ENDING OF A CREATE THREAD REQUEST
74 BEGINNING OF A TERM. THREAD REQUEST
75 ENDING OF A TERM. THREAD REQUEST
80 BEGINNING OF AN ESTABLISH EXIT REQ.
81 ENDING OF AN ESTABLISH EXIT REQUEST
82 BEGIN IDENTIFY REQUEST
83 END INDENTIFY REQUEST
84 BEGIN PHASE 1 COMMIT REQUEST
85 END PHASE 1 COMMIT REQUEST
86 BEGINNING OF SIGNON REQUEST
87 ENDING OF SIGNON REQUEST
88 BEGINNING OF A SYNC REQUEST
89 ENDING OF A SYNC REQUEST
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
174 BEGIN ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
175 END ARCHIVE LOG MODE (QUIESCE)
3 22 MINIPLANS GENERATED
53 END OF DESCR., COMMIT, RLBCK OR ERR
55 ISSUANCE OF SET CURRENT SQLID
58 END OF SQL STATEMENT EXECUTION
59 START OF FETCH SQL STATEMENT EXEC.
60 START OF SELECT SQL STATEMENT EXEC.
61 START OF INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE SQL
62 START OD DDL STATEMENT EXECUTION
63 SQL STATEMENT TO BE PARSED
64 START PREPARE SQL STATEMENT EXEC.
65 START OPEN CURSOR STATIC/DYN SQL
66 START CLOSE CURSOR STATIC/DYN SQL
92 START AN ACCESS METHOD SERVICES
95 SORT STARTED
96 SORT ENDED
97 ACCESS METHOD SERVICES CMD COMPL.
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
112 ATTRIBUTES PLAN AFTER THREAD ALLOC
177 SUCCESSFUL PACKAGE ALLOCATION
233 START/END CALL TO USER ROUTINE
237 SET CURRENT DEGREE INFORMATION
272 ASSOCIATE LOCATORS INFORMATION
273 ALLOCATE LOCATORS INFORMATION
324 FUNCTION RESOLUTION INFORMATION
325 START/END TRIGGER ACTIVATION
350 COMPLETE SQL STATEMENT
4 6 BEGINNNG OF A READ I/O OPERATION
7 COMPLETION CODE AFTER READ I/O
8 BEGINNING OF SYNCHRONOUS WRITE I/O
9 CC OF SYN OR ASYNC WRITE I/O
10 BEGINNING OF ASYNC WRITE I/O
29 START EDM I/O REQ. LOAD DBD OR CT
30 END OF EDM I/O REQUEST
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
127 AGENT READY TO SUSPEND PAGE WAIT
128 PAGE REQUESTOR RESUMED BY I/O UNIT
226 BEGIN OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
227 END OF SUSPEND FOR PAGE LATCH
5 32 BEGIN OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
33 END OF WAIT FOR LOG MANAGER
34 LOG MANAGER WAIT FOR READ I/O BEGIN
35 LOG MANAGER WAIT FOR READ I/0 END
36 LOG MANAGER WAIT FOR NON-I/O BEGIN
37 LOG MANAGER WAIT FOR NON-I/O END
38 LOG MGR WAIT ACT. LOG WRITE BEGIN
39 LOG MGR WAIT ACT. LOG WRITE I/O END
40 LOG MANAGER ARCHIVE WRITE I/O BEGIN
41 LOG MANAGER ARCHIVE WRITE I/O END
104 LOG DATA SET MAPPING
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
114 START ARCHIVE READ I/O WAIT
115 END READ ARCHIVE I/O WAIT ON DASD
116 END READ ARCHIVE I/O WAIT ON TAPE
117 BEGIN ARCHIVE READ
118 END ARCHIVE READ
119 BSDS WRITE I/O BEGINNING
120 BSDS WRITE I/O END
228 START ARCHIVE ALLOCATION WAIT
229 END ARCHIVE ALLOCATION WAIT
6 20 LOCKING SUMMARY
44 LOCK SUSPEND OR AN ID. CALL TO IRLM
45 LOCK RESUME
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
172 UNITS OF WORK INVOLVED IN DEADLOCK
196 LOCK TIMEOUT DETAILS
213 BEGINNING OF WAIT FOR DRAIN LOCK
214 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN LOCK
218 SUMMARY OF LOCK AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUE
337 LOCK ESCALATION OCCURED
7 21 DETAIL LOCK REQ FROM IRLM
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
199 BUFFER POOL DATA SET STATISTICS
223 DETAIL OF LOCK AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUE
8 13 INPUT TO HASH SCAN
14 END OF HASH SCAN
15 INPUT MATCH./NON-MATCH INDEX SCAN
16 INPUT TO THE FIRST INSERT
17 INPUT TO SEQUENTIAL SCAN
18 END INDEX SCAN, INSERT, SEQ. SCAN
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
125 RID LIST PROCESSING USAGE
221 PARALLEL DEGREE FOR PARALLEL GROUP
222 PARALLEL GROUP ELAPSED TIME
231 PARALLEL GROUP COMPLETION
305 TABLE CHECK CONSTRAINTS
311 TEMPORARY TABLES
9 26 WORK FILE OBTAINED FOR SORT
27 NUMBER OF ORDERED RECORDS SORT RUN
28 DETAILED SORT INFORMATION
95 SORT STARTED
96 SORT ENDED
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
10 23 UTILITY START INFORMATION
24 UTILITY OBJECT OR PHASE CHANGE
25 UTILITY END INFORMATION
90 COMMAND TEXT OF ENTERED DB2 COMMAND
91 COMPLETION STATUS OF A DB2 COMMAND
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
108 BEGINNING OF FREE PLAN
109 END OF BIND/REBIND
110 BEGINNING OF FREE PLAN
111 END OF FREE PLAN
201 STATUS BEF/AFT ALTER BUFFERPOOL
256 ATTRIBUTES BEF/AFT ALTER BUFFERPOOL
11 46 AGENT BEGIN EXEC. UNIT SWITCH
47 NEW SRB EXECUTION UNIT STARTED
48 NEW SRB EXECUTION UNIT COMPLETED
49 BEGIN NEW TCB
50 END NEW TCB
51 SHARED LATCH RESUME
52 SHARED LATCH WAIT
56 EXCLUSIVE LATCH WAIT
57 EXCLUSIVE LATCH RESUME
93 SUSPEND WAS CALLED
94 EVENT RESUMED
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
113 ATTIRBUTES PLAN AFTER AGENT ALLOC.
12 98 BEGIN GETMAIN/FREEMAIN (NONPOOL)
99 END GETMAIN/FREEMAIN (NONPOOL)
100 BEGIN GETMAIN/FREEMAIN (POOL)
101 END GETMAIN/FREEMAIN (POOL)
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
13 11 RESULTS OF A VALIDATION EXIT CALL
12 RESULTS OF EDIT EXIT CALL ENCODE RECRD
19 RESULTS OF EDIT EXIT CALL DECODE A ROW
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
107 DATA SET OPEN/CLOSE INFORMATION
14 67 START OF ACCOUNTING COLLECTION
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
121 ENTRY ALLOCATING DB2 CONNECTION
122 EXIT ALLOCATING DB2 CONNECTION
15 154 USER-DEFINED ROUND COND. PERF.
16 157 DRDS INTER. WITH RDS RDI CALL TYPES
158 DRDS INTER. WITH CONVERSATION MGMR
159 DRDS REQUESTING LOCATION DATA
160 REQUESTING AGENT DATA
161 SERVING AGENT DATA
162 DISTRIB TRANS. MGR REQ. AGENT DATA
163 DISTRIB TRANS. MGR RESP. AGENT DATA
167 CONVERSATION ALLOC. REQUEST QUEUED
183 DRDS RDS/SCC INTERFACE DATA
17 211 INFORMATION ABOUT CLAIMS
212 INFORMATION ABOUT DRAINS
213 BEGINNING OF WAIT FOR DRAIN LOCK
214 END OF WAIT FOR DRAIN LOCK
215 BEGIN OF WAIT OF CLAIM COUNT TO 10
216 END OF CLAIM COUNT TO GO TO 0
20 249 EDM POOL DBD INVALIDATION
250 GROUP BUFFER POOL CON/DISCON
251 P-LOCK OPERATIONS
256 ALTER BUFFERPOOL COMMAND
257 DETAILS OF IRLM NOTIFY REQUEST
261 GROUP BUFFERPOOL CHECKPOINT
262 GBPOOLT CASTOUT THRESHOLD PROCESSING
267 BEGIN CF STRUCT REBLD/EXPAND/CONTR
268 END CF STRUCTURE REBLD/EXPLAND/CONTR
21 255 BUFFER REFRESH DUE TO XI
259 P-LOCK REQUEST/NEGOTIATION REQUEST
263 PAGE SET AND PARTITION CASTOUT DATA
314 AUTHORIZATION EXIT PARAMETERS
327 LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT RUN-TIME INFO
22 314 AUTHORIZATION EXIT PARAMETERS
STATISTICS 1 1 SYSTEM SERVICES
2 DATABASE SERVICES
105 INTERNAL DBID OBID TO DB/TS
106 SYSTEM PARAMETERS IN EFFECT
202 BUFFER POOL ATTRIBUTES
225 SYSTEM STORAGE STATISTICS FOR DBM1
2 152 USER-DEFINED STATISTICS TRACE
3 172 UNITS OF WORK INVOLVED IN DEADLOCK
196 LOCK TIMEOUT DETAILS
250 CONNECT/DISCONNECT FROM GBP
258 DATA SET EXTEND INFORMATION
330 ACTIVE LOG SHORTAGE
337 LOCK ESCALATION OCCURRED
4 191 DATA CAPTURE FOR DDIS ERRORS
192 DDM LEVEL 6A HEADER ERRORS
193 UOW DISPOSITION/SQLCODE MISMATCH
194 INVALID SNA FMH-5 RECEIVED
195 FIRST FAILURE DATA CAPTURE FOR DRDS
203 HEURISTIC DECISION OCCURRED
204 PARTNER COLD START DETECTED
205 INCORRECT LOGNAME/SYNC. PARMS
206 SNA COMPARE STATES PROTOCOL ERROR
207 HEURISTICDAMAGE OCCURRED
208 SNA SYNC POINT PROTOCOL ERROR
209 SYNC POINT COMMUNICATION FAILURE
210 LOG NAME CHANGED ON WARM START
235 CONDITIONAL RESTART DATA LOSS
236 EXCHANGE LOG NAMES PROTOCOL ERROR
267 START OF CF STRUCTURE REBUILD
268 END OF CF STRUCTURE REBUILD
5 230 DATA SHARING GLOBAL STATISTICS
6 225 STORAGE USAGE DETAILS
7 326 WLM DELAY MONITOR SUPPORT
8 199 DATA SET I/O STATISTICS

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Stephen Watts

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