onstat -l

Example Output

Figure 103. onstat -l Output

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC1 -- On-Line -- Up 03:55:32 -- 15360 Kbytes

Physical Logging
Buffer bufused  bufsize  numpages numwrits pages/io
  P-1  0        16       716      55       13.02
      phybegin         physize  phypos   phyused  %used   
      1:263            500      270      0        0.00    

Logical Logging
Buffer bufused  bufsize  numrecs  numpages numwrits recs/pages pages/io
  L-3  0        16       42169    2872     1043     14.7       2.8     
        Subsystem    numrecs  Log Space used
        OLDRSAM      42169    4436496       

address  number   flags    uniqid   begin                size     used    %used
a517f70  1        U-B----  1        1:763                 500      500   100.00
a517fb0  2        U-B----  2        1:1263                500      500   100.00
a40daf0  3        U-B----  3        1:1763                500      500   100.00
a40db30  4        U-B----  4        1:2263                500      500   100.00
a40db70  5        U-B----  5        1:2763                500      500   100.00
a40dbb0  6        U---C-L  6        1:3263                500      372    74.40
a40dbf0  7        A------  0        1:3763                500        0     0.00
a40dc30  8        A------  0        1:4263                500        0     0.00
 8 active, 8 total

Output Description

You can interpret output from this option as follows. The first section of the display describes the physical-log configuration:

buffer: Is the number of the physical-log buffer
bufused: Is the number of pages of the physical-log buffer that are used
bufsize: Is the size of each physical-log buffer in pages
numpages: Is the number of pages written to the physical log
numwrits: Is the number of writes to disk
pages/io: Is calculated as numpages/numwrits
This value indicates how effectively physical-log writes are being buffered.
phybegin: Is the physical page number of the beginning of the log
physize: Is the size of the physical log in pages
phypos: Is the current position in the log where the next log-record write is to occur
phyused: Is the number of pages used in the log
%used: Is the percent of pages used

The second section of the onstat -l display describes the logical-log configuration:

buffer: Is the number of the logical-log buffer
bufused: Is the number of pages used in the logical-log buffer
bufsize: Is the size of each logical-log buffer in pages
numrecs: Is the number of records written
numpages: Is the number of pages written
numwrits: Is the number of writes to the logical log
recs/pages: Is calculated as numrecs/numpages
You cannot affect this value. Different types of operations generate different types (and sizes) of records.
pages/io: is calculated as numpages/numwrits
You can affect this value by changing the size of the logical-log buffer (specified as LOGBUFF in the ONCONFIG file) or by changing the logging mode of the database (from buffered to unbuffered, or vice versa).

The following fields are repeated for each logical-log file:

address

Is the address of the log-file descriptor

number

Is logid number for the logical-log file

The logid numbers might be out of sequence because either the database server or administrator can insert a log file in-line.

flags

Provides the status of each log as follows:

A: Newly added (and ready to use)
B: Backed up
C: Current logical-log file
D: Marked for deletion
To drop the log file and free its space for reuse, you must perform a level-0 backup of all storage spaces
F: Free, available for use
L: The most recent checkpoint record
U: Used

uniqid

Is the unique ID number of the log

begin

Is the beginning page of the log file

size

Is the size of the log in pages

used

Is the number of pages used

%used

Is the percent of pages used

active

Is the number of active logical logs

total

Is the total number of logical logs

The database server uses temporary logical logs during a warm restore because the permanent logs are not available then. The following fields are repeated for each temporary logical-log file: