Getting started with the Task Center

Depending on the configuration of the DB2 instance, the following actions can occur when the health monitor generates an alert:

vAn entry is written in the administration notification log, which you can read from the Journal.

vA script or task is executed.

vAn e-mail or pager message is sent to the contacts that you specify for this instance.

The following are some of the key tasks that you can perform with the Health

Center:

vView the status of the database environment. Beside each object in the navigation tree, an icon indicates the most severe alert for the object (or for any objects contained by that object). For example, a green diamond icon beside an instance means that the instance and the databases contained in the instance do not have any alerts.

vView the alerts for an instance or a database. When you select an object in the navigation tree, the alerts for that object are shown in the pane to the right.

vView detailed information about an alert, and recommended actions. When you double-click an alert, a notebook appears. The first page shows the details for the alert. The second page shows any recommended actions.

vConfigure the health monitor settings for a specific object, and the default settings for an object type or for all objects within an instance.

vSelect which contacts will be notified of alerts with an e-mail or pager message.

vReview the history of alerts for an instance.

You can use the toggle buttons at the top of the navigation bar to filter the alerts according to their severity:

v Displays only alarms (the most severe type of alert)

v Displays alarms and warnings

v Displays alarms, warnings, and attentions

v Displays all alerts

The Web version of the Health Center includes a subset of these features.

Related concepts:

v“Basic GUI navigation concepts” on page 39

v“Getting started with the Control Center” on page 42

Getting started with the Task Center

You can start the Task Center in the following ways:

vSelect Task Center from the Tools menu of another tool.

v Click the Task Center icon

from the toolbar of another tool.

vEnter the db2tc command.

vOn Windows systems, click Start and select Programs —> IBM DB2—> [DB2 copy name] —> General Administration Tools —> Task Center.

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