Sybase 12.4.2 Server User Manual


 
CHAPTER 13 Monitoring and Tuning Performance
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Reads/Writes: Physical reads and writes performed by the buffer
cache
PF/PFRead: Prefetch requests and reads done for prefetch
GDirty: Number of times the LRU buffer was grabbed dirty and
Adaptive Server IQ had to write it out before using it
Pin%: Percentage of pages in the buffer cache in use and locked
Dirty%: Percentage of buffer blocks that were modified
-cache_by_type produces the same results as -cache, but broken down by
IQ page type. (An exception is the Bwaits column, which shows a total
only.) This format is most useful when you need to supply information to
Sybase Technical Support.
-file_suffix suffix creates a monitor output file named
<dbname>.<connid>-<main_or_temp>-<suffix>. If you do not
specify a suffix, it defaults to iqmon.
-io displays main or temp (private) buffer cache I/O rates and compression
ratios. The fields displayed are:
Reads: Physical reads performed by the buffer cache
Lrd(KB): Logical kilobytes read in
Prd(KB): Physical kilobytes read in
Rratio: Compression ratio of logical to physical data read in
Writes: Physical writes performed by the buffer cache
Lwrt(KB): Logical kilobytes written
Pwrt(KB): Physical kilobytes written
Wratio: Compression ratio of logical to physical data written
-bufalloc displays information on the main or temp buffer allocator, which
reserves space in the buffer cache for objects like sorts, hashes, and
bitmaps.
OU: OptimizeForThisManyUsers option setting
AU: Current number of active users
MaxBuf: Number buffers under control of the buffer allocator
Avail: Number of currently available buffers for pin quota allocation