Chapter 8. Preparing and Monitoring Database Applications

In this chapter, we will focus on recipes related to application preparation and performance monitoring:

• Preparing applications for execution

• Rebinding existing packages

• Customizing application behavior using registry variables

• Monitoring application performance

Introduction

In this chapter, we will focus on various tips and techniques that can be used to prepare an application. We will discuss some registry variables that can impact the overall application behavior. We will then discuss the latest monitoring techniques introduced in DB2 9.7. These monitoring techniques can be used by application developers to proactively monitor application performance and also troubleshoot performance problems.