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Buffer pools
Buffer pools are areas of virtual storage in which DB2

temporarily stores pages of table

spaces or indexes.
When an application program accesses a row of a table, DB2 retrieves the page that
contains the row and places the page in a buffer. If the reuired data is already in a
buffer, the application program need not wait for it to be retrieved from dis!, so the time
and cost of retrieving the page is significantly reduced.
Buffer pools reuire monitoring and tuning. "he si#e of buffer pools is critical to the
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DB2 system objects
DB2

has a comprehensive infrastructure that enables it to provide data integrity,

performance, and the ability to recover user data. $nli!e the DB2 data structures that
users create and access, DB2 controls and accesses system ob%ects.
In addition, &arallel 'ysplex

data sharing uses shared system ob%ects.

DB2 catalog
DB2 maintains a set of tables that contain information about the data that DB2
controls. "hese tables are collectively !nown as the catalog. "he catalog tables
contain information about DB2 ob%ects such as tables, views, and indexes.
When you create, alter, or drop an ob%ect, DB2 inserts, updates, or deletes rows
of the catalog that describe the ob%ect.
DB2 directory
"he DB2 directory contains information that DB2 uses during normal operation.
Active and archive logs
DB2 records all data changes and other significant events in a log. By having
this record of changes, DB2 can re(create those changes for you in the event of
a failure or roll the changes bac! to a previous point in time.
Bootstrap data set
"he bootstrap data set )BSDS* is a +',- !ey(seuenced data set ).'D'* that
contains information that is critical to DB2, such as the names of the logs. DB2
uses information in the B'D' for system restarts and for any activity that
reuires reading the log.
Buffer pools
Buffer pools are areas of virtual storage in which DB2 temporarily stores pages
of table spaces or indexes.
Data definition control support database
"he data definition control support )DD/'* database refers to a user(
maintained collection of tables that are used by data definition control support to
restrict the submission of specific DB2 DD0 )data definition language*
statements to selected application identifiers )plans or collections of pac!ages*.
Resource limit facility database
"he resource limit facility database )D'120'"* is a facility that lets you control
the amount of processor resources that are used by dynamic '303/"
statements.
Work file database
$se the work file database as storage for processing '40 statements that
reuire wor!ing space, such as that reuired for a sort.
Parent topic: DB2 concepts
Related concepts
DB2 data structures
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performance characteristics of an application or group of applications that access data in
those buffer pools.
DB2 lets you specify default buffer pools for user data and for indexes. , special type of
buffer pool that is used only in &arallel 'ysplex

data sharing is the group buffer pool,

which resides in the coupling facility. 6roup buffer pools reside in a special &27'-8
0&,2 logical partition called a coupling facility, which enables several DB2 subsystems
to share information and control the coherency of data.
Buffer pools reside in the DB2 DB-9 primary address space. "his option offers the best
performance. "he maximum si#e of a buffer pool is 9 "B.
Parent topic: DB2 system ob%ects
This topic can be found in: Introduction to DB2 for z/OS (5.7 MB)
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