Log Files for DB2

In addition to the log files usually produced by a job, DPX for DB2 generates the following log files that are specific to DB2 jobs:

BEXdb2-instname.log	Provides details of all interactions between and DB2 for instance instname.
sbtapi-instname.log	Provides technical troubleshooting information for instance instname.
BEXdb2exit-instname.log	Keeps track of DB2 transaction log files for instance instname. This file is used in conjunction with the executable db2uext2, which, by controlling the backup of archive logs, enables recovery of DB2 databases to any desired point-in-time.

The above log files are in the logs subdirectory of the directory in which DPX is installed. Each instance has its own set of logs, but they share a common local catalog file, BEXsbtapi.cat, which is created during jobs. The common local catalog facilitates cross-instance restores.