Backup and Recovery: Logging Parameters (DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows) 

You can access information on logging parameters by calling the DBA Cockpit and choosing Backup and Recovery ® Logging Parameters  in the navigation frame of the DBA Cockpit. The Logging Parameters screen appears.

This screen provides information on the logging parameters configured, such as size of log files, log retain status or user exit status. Furthermore, you can check the available space of the file systems where your database logs ( log_dir) and the archived database logs ( log_archive) are stored.

However, the log directories are only displayed in the lower half of the screen for RFC-monitored systems. If you are using direct archiving to TSM a log_archive directory is not necessary and there might be no information displayed.

In a production system, log retain and user exit must be switched on.

If this is not the case, you risk losing data and the ability to roll forward your database if serious database problems occur.