A1: | The ? is the help command that can be issued from the CLP. It provides a description of the error. |
A2: | You use the command db2 ? sql0805n to get more information. |
A3: | FFDC stands for first failure data capture. |
A4: | There is no administration notification file in Windows. Administration notification logs are provided as part of the Windows Event Viewer. |
A5: | The administration notification file in Linux/UNIX is instance_name.nfy. |
A6: | To capture the most information possible, set the DIAGLEVEL Database Manager Configuration parameter to 4. |
A7: | The db2support tool captures all the necessary information that DB2 Technical Support needs to research a problem. |
A8: | The command db2trc is used to capture DB2 traces. |
A9: | db2diag.log is located in the directory $HOME/sqllib/db2dump, where $HOME is the home directory of the instance owner. |
A10: | To receive e-mail notification messages, you must use NOTIFYLEVEL 2 at least. |
A11: | C. All FFDC information, including the administration notification log, is kept in the path specified by the Database Manager Configuration parameter DIAGPATH. |
A12: | A. NOTIFYME is not a database manager configuration parameter. |
A13: | B. NOTIFYLEVEL = 1 only logs fatal and unrecoverable errors. |
A14: | C. SMTP hostname is defined in the database manager configuration file. |
A15: | D. Trap files are normally reviewed only by DB2 Technical Support. |
A16: | C. Application log file is not collected with the db2support tool. |
A17: | D. 3 is the default DIAGLEVEL. |
A18: | D. DIAGLEVEL 3 is the recommended value which is also the default value for DIAGLEVEL. |
A19: | D. DIAGPATH is set to NULL by default. |
A20: | D. CONTACT_LIST_GROUP is not a DAS parameter. |