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Re: What is the FLUSH command?

2006-03-03 09:28:31
Subject: Re: What is the FLUSH command?
From: "T. Lists" <tracylists AT YAHOO DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 06:25:28 -0800
Server 5.2.6.0 on AIX 5.2.0.0 ML5.  So how many
versions ago do you think it was really a valid
command?

I'm getting tired of all these "undocumented" commands
... surely they are documented somewhere, right?  
<sigh>

Thanks.

T.

--- Bob Booth - UIUC <booth AT UIUC DOT EDU> wrote:

> It forces a write of used log buffer pool pages to
> the database.  I don't
> know if it even still does what it says it is doing
> in newer versions of
> TSM.  I'm trying to remember, but I think it was
> used to free up recovery log
> space.  With bigger disks being used for recovery
> logs, it probably isn't
> needed, but you don't specify your TSM version or
> environment.  Somebody was
> certainly worried about running out of log space
> though..
> 
> It has always been undocumented, however, it might
> show up in a readme
> somewhere.
> 
> bob
> 
> > >>> tracylists AT YAHOO DOT COM 3/2/2006 4:42:09 PM >>>
> > > Hey -
> > > Have started new contract with company and I'm
> > > trying
> > > to figure out what is going on. Several of the
> > > servers have a scheduled "FLUSH" command that
> runs
> > > daily. Can't find any documentation on FLUSH -
> what
> > > is it supposed to be doing? The messages along
> with
> > > the schedule say something about "buffer pool
> dirty
> > > pages flushed". Any documentation on this
> anywhere?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > T.
> >
> >
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