Informix IDS Administration with the New Server Studio 4.0

By Lester Knutsen

My experience with the beta of Server Studio and the new Informix database monitoring

options that will be available in its next release.

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel Performance Monitoring, Optimization and Autonomics for IBM IDS

Monitor IDS Performance Real-time user-defined monitors created from a

matrix of over 90 IDS performance parameters

Custom multi-level Alerts

Track SQL scripts from user sessions

Time-Series Performance Data Analysis Collect IDS historical performance matrix in the

built-in time-series SQL database repository

Perform comprehensive correlation analysis on captured IDS performance parameters

Load Simulation for Tuning IDS Create real life load stress conditions scenarios

Run hundreds or even thousands of concurrent load-test virtual “user” sessions

IDS Event Management Autonomic response to IDS events

by execution of:

• User-defined administration scripts

• OS commands

• SQL scripts

• IDS native utilities

New

Monitor and proactively manage your entire IBM IDS infrastructure from a unified graphical console

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel IDS Real-Time Performance and Event Monitoring Define customized

performance monitors from over 90 available IDS parameters

For each IDS instance, real-time monitors can be created at the level of:

Server

Chunk

Dbspace

Table

Index

Session Assign multi-level

threshold Alerts to each parameter in a monitor

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel IDS Event Alerts and Autonomic Response

Customized multi-level Alerts

Centralized Viewer for Event Alerts

Notification via email, pager, cell phone, etc.

Autonomic response to alert events by:

User-defined administration scripts

OS commands

SQL scripts

Stored procedures

IDS native utilities

Automation of regular maintenance tasks via scheduled custom-defined jobs.

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel User-Defined Jobs

Ability to define OS commands and SQL scripts as jobs.

Highly flexible job scheduler.

Ability to map existing administration scripts and Informix utilities as jobs.

Ability to execute jobs as a response to user-defined alert events.

All output produced by jobs is logged into built-in data repository for future analysis.

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel IDS Performance Simulation under Real Life Load Stresses

To optimize your IDS performance, create real life stress conditions scenarios by incorporating into your load tests application-specific:

SQL scripts

Parametric queries

Data Run hundreds or even thousands of

concurrent load-test virtual “user” sessions, using either the same or varying scenario scripts at random or programmed time intervals

Automatically measures statistical user sessions’ response times

Initiate the monitors that will collect IDS performance parameters data matrix for the load-test scenario and record it into the built-in time-series repository for subsequent analysis

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel Time-Series Analysis of IDS Performance Data

For all IDS instances under monitoring, the time-series repository stores in its ownbuilt-in SQL database:

performance parameters data

Event Alerts history

SQL scripts captured from user sessions

Result sets captured from autonomic execution of administration scripts or IDS native utilities

Correlation analysis can be easily performed over any available time interval to spot performance bottlenecks and anomalies

Run SQL queries against the time-series repository to export complex performance parameters data sets for analysis in external programs

Server Studio™ JE Sentinel SQL Capture

Capture SQL statements for: selected user sessions

specified user

statements originating from a specified host

Review captured SQL in real-time

Store captured SQL in the built-in data repository for future analysis.

Easy-to-use viewer for captured SQL.

Server Studio™ JE DBMS Administration

Manage server’s mode: ON Quiescent Off

Examine all of the ONCONFIG parameters at a glance.

Monitor and manage user sessions:

number of reads, writes and locks, placed by the session

last SQL statement executed by the session

locks’ details and I/O activity statistics

terminate problematic user sessions

Manage users’ permissions and roles

Update statistics on selected table, group of tables, or entire database

Server Studio™ JE Storage Space Management

Identify easily which storage spaces are getting filled and may require additional chunks. Examine in detail: DbSpaces

BLOBSpaces

Chunks

Percentage of used and free space

List of database objects residing in a given Dbspace and chunk

Other storage spaces related information

Server Studio™ JE Storage Space Management

Wizards assist DBA to create or remove Dbspaces and Chunks remotely.

For each database table: Examine number and

details of the table’s extents

Examine data size and allocation between multiple dbspaces (fragmentation)

Server Studio™ JE Tables Reorganization Wizard

Table Reorganization Wizard helps to: Optimize physical table data allocation

Move table data between different dbSpaces

Defragment tables to reclaim wasted physical storage space contained in table extents

Improve performance of SQL queries Table Reorganization Wizard allows to choose between two most commonly

used table reorganization methods: “in-place” – which applies ALTER TABLE statements to achieve

required physical reorganization of data.

“drop and recreate” – which exports table data to a temporary text file, drops the table, then re-creates the table and re-imports table data. All table storage parameters can be altered during the execution of the “drop and recreate” method.

Server Studio™ JE Tables Reorganization Wizard

Server Studio™ JE Schema Management

Object Explorer in the Server Studio™ JE enables easy navigation and analysis of the database schema and detail examination of any database object’s properties.

Server Studio™ JE provides a rich collection of graphical editors (e.g. Table Editor, SQL Editor, Permissions Manager) and Wizards to create and manage various database objects.

Schema analytical tools in Server Studio™ JE simplify:

Tracking of database objects’ dependencies.

Determining differences between two databases schemas.

Management of databases schemas and sub- schemas (including copy and export).

Server Studio™ JE SQL Editor

Server Studio™ JE Table Editor

Server Studio™ JE Permissions Manager

Server Studio™ JE Dependencies Analyzer

Server Studio™ JE Schema Manager

Server Studio™ JE Data Management

Ability to view and edit data in a graphical grid.

Data Import and Export Wizard.

Test Data Generator

Where to get Server Studio™ JE

Get your own copy of Server Studio™ JE and see for yourself what you’ve been missing.

Available at: www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/serverstudio

www.ServerStudio.com.