Using Storage Checkpoint allocation policies

You can use the db2ed_ckptpolicy command to manage Storage Checkpoint allocation policies.

See Creating and working with Storage Checkpoint allocation policies using db2ed_ckptpolicy.

Note:

You cannot administer Storage Checkpoint allocation policies through the the GUI.

The following are usage notes for the db2ed_ckptpolicy and db2ed_ckptcreate commands:

Usage notes

  • See the db2ed_ckptpolicy(1M) and db2ed_ckptcreate(1M) manual pages for more information.

  • The db2ed_ckptpolicy command needs to be executed by the DB2 database administrator.

In the following example, the file systems for database datafiles are set up as follows:

Use the db2ed_ckptpolicy command with the following options.

$ db2ed_ckptpolicy -D DB2DATABASE  [ -I DB2INSTANCE ] [-n] \
[-h] options

Where options could be any of the following parameters:

    -o create|update|remove -p ckpt_sample
    -o display [-c ckpt_name | -p ckpt_sample]
    -o assign -c ckpt_name -p \
 ckpt_data_policy[,ckpt_metadata_policy]