I'm not familiar with DB2, but to see if something is truly alive, why not just try something innocuous? I don't know how difficult this is with DB2, but could you use a SPFUI type program to do something like:
SELECT CURRENT-TIME FROM sysibm.systables I don't know the name of the actual table to use. On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 1:07 AM, Kenneth J. Kripke <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello; > > Is there a way to determine if a DB2 or any subsystem is truly > available? I know how to sweep the SSCT entries to see if they are > defined, > but, > > Is there a way to see if the subsystem is truly alive and can process > requests? > > > > Kenneth J. Kripke > > [email protected] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
