Re: onstat -g options

> Where will I get complete details of each field of all the outputs from > onstat -g options. For example onstat -g tpf <thred id > gives many values> and I could not find the details in any of the informix manuals or books. I don't believe there's one comprehensive place to get information on all of the onstat -g options. If you call tech support, they can help you identify any fields in question. I think the reasoning for this is that onstat wasn't intended to be a customer utility. Obviously, it's since become a necessary tool. Someone was writing a book on all the options based on the source code, but I haven't heard anything about it for a year or so now. I've seen documents that describe commonly used onstat -g options, but I don't know offhand where they're located. Maybe on the IIUG site. You can probably ask about specifics here and I'm sure someone can come up with the answers.

Chuck Renaud (crenaud@informix.com) wrote: : > Where will I get complete details of each field of all the outputs from : > onstat -g options. For example onstat -g tpf <thred id > gives many values : > and I could not find the details in any of the informix manuals or books. The official word that I got from Informix when I asked them for documentation of these options for my Survival Guide was that they were afraid that if the options were explained some of their competitors could reverse-engineer IDS. I managed to document most of the options, but some are still mysteries. Needless to say, I had a few choice editorial comments about this attitude in the book. Joe -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) author of: "INFORMIX DBA Survival Guide" The DBA Survival Guide, Second Edition will cover NT, 7.X through 7.3, graphical utilities, more survival hints. Publish date: 12/16/98 FINALLY! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------