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Shared-Memory Parameter Guidelines
DB-Monitordoesnotpromptforthisvalueduringinitialization.Youcantune
this parameter to affect performance. Refer to page 5-19.
LTXHWM
LTXHWM specifiesthe“longtransactionhigh-watermark.”Inthelogical log,
LTXHWM is the percentage of available logical log space that, when filled,
triggersthetbinitdaemontocheckforlongtransactions.Ifalongtransaction
isfound,thetransactionisabortedandtheexecutingOnLinedatabaseserver
process rolls back all modifications associated with this transaction.
Thedefaultvaluefor
LTXHWM is50percent.Thismeansthatupto50percent
oftheavailablelogspacecanbespannedbyoneuser'stransaction.Whenthis
level is exceeded,the OnLinedatabase server process is signalledto immedi-
atelyrollbackthat transaction. Therollback procedurecontinuestogenerate
logical log records, however, so the logical log continues to fill. This is the
reason for the LTXEHWM parameter.
DB-Monitor does not prompt for this value during initialization. Refer to
page 2-159 for more information about LTXHWM.
LTXEHWM
LTXEHWM specifies the “long transaction, exclusive access, high-water
mark.” The LTXEHWM must be a higher percentage than the LTXHWM
percentage.IfthelogicallogsfilltoLTXEHWM,the long transaction currently
beingrolledback(refertoLTXHWM)isgiven“exclusive”accesstothelogical
log. The term “exclusive” is not entirely accurate. Most OnLine activity is
suspended until the transaction has completed its rollback, but transactions
that are in the process of rolling back or committing retain access to the
logical log.
The default value for LTXEHWM is 60 percent.
DB-Monitor does not prompt for this value during initialization. Refer to
page 2-159 for more information about LTXEHWM.
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