DB2 for z/OS: Monitoring Prefetch Read Activity
Robert's Db2
DECEMBER 18, 2013
In this blog entry I'll explain why buffer pool statistics related to prefetch activity are sometimes misinterpreted, and how "tuning" actions intended to bolster synchronous read performance can have unexpectedly negative consequences. He calculated some ratios, and was particularly concerned about a couple of the calculated values.
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